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$>eine. 


Ibeatb's  fIDofcern  language  Series. 


SELECTIONS 


HEINE'S    POEMS. 


EDITED,   WITH    NOTES, 

BY 

HORATIO   STEVENS   WHITE, 

Professor  of  German,  Harvard  University. 


BOSTON,  U.  S.  A. : 

D.  C.  HEATH  &  CO.,  PUBLISHERS, 

1905 


Copyright,  1890, 
BY  D.  C.  HEATH  &  Co. 


PREFACE. 


IN  making  the  following  selections  from  Heine's  verse, 
the  editor  was  guided  by  the  desire  to  present  to  the  reader 
only  those  poems  to  which  one  might  wish  or  be  willing  to 
recur.  The  complete  works  of  Heine  are  readily  accessible  ; 
and  a  number  of  specimens  have  therefore  been  omitted 
here  which  would  have  been  merely  characteristic  of  certain 
phases  of  Heine's  genius  when  the  poet  apparently  was 
working  without  a  reason  or  an  aim.  Specimens,  containing 
an  undue  mixture  in  the  true  Lucretian  sense  of  the  amari 
aliquid,  of  unsanctified  wit,  and  marked  by  a  reckless  and 
conscienceless  if  not  blasphemous  irresponsibility.  Heine's 
writings  suffered  greatly  from  a  hostile  censorship  during  his 
lifetime.  They  have  suffered  more  from  the  lack  of  a 
friendly  censorship  since  his  death.  But  one  must  judge 
him  by  the  best  which  he  has  written  as  well  as  by  the 
worst,  and  for  the  omission  of  specimens  of  the  latter  surely 
little  apology  is  needed.  It  is  hoped  that  a  sufficient  variety 
has  yet  been  included  to  indicate  fairly  the  peculiar  powers 

and  passions  of  the  poet,  the  fine  quality  of  his  pellucid 

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IV  PREFACE. 

style,  his  mastery  of  rippling  versification,  his  conscious  and 
unconscious  echoings  of  the  traits  and  themes  of  the  popular 
ballad,  his  varied  portrayals  of  the  pangs  of  despised  love, 
and  all  the  fancied  joy  and  woe  of  lovers,  his  delicate  and 
picturesque  interweaving  of  the  life  of  nature  with  the  life 
of  man  in  mutual  suggestiveness,  his  eloquent  pictures  of 
the  sea  in  storm  and  calm,  —  no  common  refrain  in  German 
song,  —  his  uncontrolled  and  harlequin  witticisms,  his 
chronic  cynicism  and  wanton  travesties  of  sentiment,  his 
quick  and  merciless  perception  of  the  unlovely  foibles  and 
ludicrous  weaknesses  of  his  nation  and  his  race,  his  stinging 
innuendoes  against  the  decadent  aristocracy  of  the  old 
regime,  his  genuine  though  ineffective  devotion  to  his  land, 
and  to  Israel  too,  his '  hatred  of  their  arbitrary  oppressors, 
his  heedlessly  patriotic  utterances,  alternating  with  the 
jingling  of  the  jester's  bells,  and  the  final  flickering  dirges 
of  his  valiant  but  unavailing  struggle  with  disease  and  death. 
It  is  easier  to  be  generous  to  Heine  than  to  be  just ;  for 
justice  to  so  inconsistent  a  personality  would  require  the 
most  painful  counter- balancing  of  opposing  qualities.  Every- 
where in  his  poetry  we  trace  the  continual  conflict  of  the 
impulse  toward  a  high  and  serious  purpose  with  the  stronger 
impulse  to  deride  and  to  deny.  In  him  the  noble  gift  of 
poetic  expression  was  entrusted  to  unworthy  and  even 
frivolous  hands.  His  was  a  life  without  a  moral  centre ; 
and  in  the  midst  of  his  most  moving  utterances  one  must 


PREFACE.  V 

ever  question  his  absolute  sincerity.  But  despite  all  half- 
indignant  doubts,  his  lyrics  still  beguile  the  unwary  heart, 
and  his  airy  mockery  charms  and  entertains.  Nor  can  we 
refuse  to  recognize  in  his  political  stanzas  the  voice  of  a 
lover  of  his  country,  uplifted  in  behalf  of  greater  civil  as 
well  as  greater  intellectual  liberty. 

HORATIO  S.  WHITE. 
ITHACA,  N.  Y. 
June,  1890. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Bud?  bcr  Cieber. 


£cibcn.     \s\7-  ^82^ 
2ieber. 

No.  PACK 

1.  2ftorgen8  fteh/  id)  auf  unb  frage    ......  3 

2.  <£«  treibt  mid)  f)in,  e«  treibt  mid)  tjer  3 

3.  Sieb  SHebdjen,  leg's  §anbd)en  ouf«  §crje  mein       ...  4 

4.  @d)5ne  SBiege  meiner  Seiben     ......  4 

5.  SSerg'  unb  33urgen  jcijaun  ^erunter        .....  5 

6.  SlnfangS  tt)oUt'  id)  faft  berjagen        .....  6 

7.  2KU  JRofen,  (Jupreffen  rtnb  gtittergolb   .....  6 

SRomangen. 

8.  SBergfltmtne      .........  8 

9.  2)ie  ©renabiere     ........       .8 

10.  SBelfajer    ..........  10 

11.  2>er  munbe  fitter        ........  12 

12.  2ln  etne  ©angerin     ........  12 

@  o  n  e  1  1  e. 

13.  2(n  meine  Gutter  S3.  §  e  i  n  e,  ©ebonte  wan  ©elbern.    1      .  14 

•!•*•         n          n  n  n  n  H  »  n  2    . 

15.  2tn  (5f)niiian  @(et^e)    ........  15 

16.  2Bte  nd^m'  bie  Slrmutl)  balb  bei  mir  ein  6nbe  ...  16 


1822^823. 

17.  3m  roiinberfdjonen  2ftonat  2Rai    ......      17 

18.  2)te  9Jofe,  bie  ?ilje,  bie  £aube,  bie  @oniie  ....         17 

19.  £>ie  ?oto«blume  dngfttgt       .......     18 

(vii) 


Vlil  TABLE   OF   CONTENTS. 

No.  PAGE 

20.  3luf  meiner  §ergltebften  Slitgelein 18 

21.  2Bie  tie  SBellenfdjaumgeborene 18 

22.  3d)  grolle  ntdjt,  unb  toenn  ba«  §er$  aud)  bridjt         .       .  19 

23.  3a,  bu  bift  elcnb,  unb  id)  grofle  ntd)t     .       ...       .       .19 

24.  ©o  b,aft  bu  gang  unb  gar  toergeffen 20 

25.  @ie  Ijaben  bir  25iel  erjab,Iet 20 

26.  ®ie  (Srbe  nmr  fo  lange  geijig 21 

27.  tlnb  al8  id)  fo  lange,  jo  lange  gefaumt 21 

28.  2)ie  blaiten  33eild)en  ber  Sugelein 22 

29.  3)ie  2BeIt  ift  fo  fdjon  unb  ber  §immel  jo  blau       ...  22 

30.  (Sin  gidjtenbaum  fie^t  einfam 22 

31.  6in  3ungUng  Uebt  ein  2Kabd)en 23 

32.  2tu«  alien  2Uard)en  tuinft  e8     . . 23 

33.  @ie  ^aben  mid)  gequalet 24 

34.  SBenn  £mei  toon  einanber  fdjetben 25 

35.  2tet  ^reugweg  ttirb  begraben 25 

Die  I?etmfeljr.    \&23 — \82^. 

36.  3n  mein  gar  gu  bundles  ?eben 26 

37.  3d)  meifc  nidjt,  tt)a8  foU  e«  bebeuten 26 

38.  2Mn  £erj,  mein  §erj  ijl  traurig 27 

39.  3)u  fd)bne«  gifdjermabdjen 28 

40.  SSenn  id)  an  beinem  §aufe 29 

41.  ©tiE  ifi  bie  ftadjt,  e8  ru^en  bie  ©affen 30 

42.  $>ie  3itngfrau  fdjlaft  in  ber  hammer        ....  30 

43.  £a«  ift  ein  fd)ted)te«  SBetter         ......  31 

44.  @ie  liebten  ftd)  Seibe,  bod)  teiner 32 

45.  Unb  al§  id)  eud)  meine  @d)mergen  geHagt      ....  32 

46.  2Kein  Sinb,  mir  n)aren  ^finber 32 

47.  2Bte  ber  SRonb  fid)  leudjtenb  Dranget 34 

48.  9htn  ift  e«  3eit,  baf«  id)  mit  SSerftanb       ....  34 

49.  Ser;$,  mein  §erj,  fei  nid)t  beftommen 35 

50.  i)u  bift  »ie  etne  SBlume    .......  35 

51.  2)teg  ba  braiifeen  ©d)nee  ftd)  th,unnen 36 

52.  s)Inbre  beten  gur  2ftabonne 36 

53.  3u  fragmentarifd)  ift  SBett  unb  ?eben 36 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS.  IX 

No.  PAGB 

54.  3)u  b,aft  ©iamanten  unb  ^Serlen        .....  37 

55.  ®ie  2Ballfah,rt  nod)  tolaar.    1—3      .               ...  38 

21us  ber  fjarsreife.    {824;. 

56.  ^rolog       ..........  42 

57.  sJtuf  bent  §arbenberge   ........  43 

58.  2>te3lfe    ..........  44 

Die  Horbfee.    ^825  —  \826. 

(Srfter  Stilus. 

59.  Sbenbbammerung         ........  46 

60.  ^ofeibon   ..........  47 

61.  2tteere«fKUe   ..........  49 

62.  ©eegefpenft       .........  50 


63.  nfteergrufe      ..........  53 

64.  ftragen      ..........  55 

65.  ®ee!rontl)eit          .........  56 

66.  gpifog       ..........  58 


altercr  (Scbtcfjtc.    \s\6-  \82$. 
3u  ben  jTvanmbilbern. 

67.  2>eittfd)lanb.    @in  Xraum    .......      60 

3u  ben  Siebern. 

68.  2)ie  bit  btfl  jo  fdjon  itnb  rein      ......         64 

3u  ben  9?  o  man^en. 

69.  S)te  ?eb,re      ..........      65 

3u  ben  @onetten. 

70.  2>a«  projeftierte  5)enhnal  ©oetf)eS  ju  ftranffnrt  am  Wain  66 


n  3nternteyo. 

71.  ©d^bne,  b,eHe,  golbne  ©terne  .......     67 

72.  greunbjdjaft,  ?iebe,  @tein  ber  SBeijen       ....         67 


X  TABLE    OF   CONTENTS. 

No.  PACK 

3ur  §eimfel)r. 

73.  3n  ben  ^fiffen  roeldje  Sfige 68 

74.  3a,  g-reunb  lu'er  unter  ben  Sinben 68 

©ebidjte  au«  bem  ftadjlafj  bis  1830. 

75.  SDafj  id)  bid)  liebe,  o  2«op«d)en 69 


<5efcid?te. 

(1828—1842.) 

Hcncr  ^riitjltng.    1828— \85\. 

76.  Prolog 70 

77.  3n  bem  SBalbe  jpriefjt  unb  griint  eS  71 

78.  ©elomraen  tp  ber  2«ate 71 

79.  ?eije  gie^t  burc^  metn  ©ernfitf) .71 

80.  2)er  ©djmetterltng  ifi  in  bie  5Rofe  aerliebt        »:">'•..  72 

81.  2)ie  blanen  grii^ling«augen  .       .       ,       .       .  .72 

82.  2Jiit  beinen  blauen  Slugen  .......  73 

83.  SBie  bcs  5Konbe«  Ibbilb  gittert      ....       ^  .     73 

84.  3)er  Srief,  ben  bu  gefdjrteben 74 

85.  @terne  ntit  ben  golbnen  gii^en  ....  .74 

Derfdnebene. 

86.  SBanbl'  id)  in  bem  SBalb  be8  3lbenb«        ....  75 

87.  3n  bem  fttQen  3Jieere«jlranbe        ......     75 

88.  (S8  ragt  in«  9Keer  ber  SRunenfletn     .....  76 

89.  3t^  bin  nun  fiinfnnbbretjjig  3ab,r'  alt    .       .       .       .  .76 

90.  2)a«  gelbe  ?aub  erjittert .78 

SRomanjen.    1839  —  1842. 

91.  Sb,tlbe  £arolb 79 

92.  2lnno  1829 79 

93.  2(nno  1839 .      81 

94.  Segegnung 82 

3eitgebid)te.     1839  —  1846. 

95.  SSarnung 84 

96.  5Bei  beS  9?ad)ttt)arf)ter«  Slnfunft  ju  *Pari«  ...  84 


TABLE    OF    CONTENTS.  XI 

No.  PACT 

97.  2eben«fob,rt 86 

98.  3>ie  Senbenj _ .  86 

99.  3ur  23entb,igung 87 

100.  2)eutfrf)Ianb 89 

101.  9?ad)tgeban!en 90 

102.  3>te  SBeber 91 

?ieber. 

103.  SBo? 93 


Detitfcfylanb. 

Gin  SBintmnSrdjen.  1844. 

104—114.    2(ii«  2)eutf$lanb 94—125 


Homanccro. 

(1846—1851.) 

§  i  fl  o  r  i  e  it. 

115.  @<f)elm  Bon  SSergen        .......        126 

116.  Ser^ra     ..........    128 


iamcntattoncn. 

117.  £>ie«feit8  unb  jenfeits  be«  9tyein«     .....  129 

118.  ®ie  enget  ..........  130 

119.  2tlte«  tfaminfiiicf     ........  131 

120.  3ln  bie  Sungen    .........  132 

121.  $.=3ammer    .........  133 

122.  ?ebe»o^l     ..........  133 

123.  SBanbere!        ..........  134 

124.  $uto*ba=fe   ..........  134 

?  a  s  a  r  11  «. 

125.  SBdtloitf         .........  136 

126.  tffuge  ©terne      .........  136 

127.  2flortol)ine       .........  137 

128.  <Hn  bie  Gnge(       .........  137 


Xll  TABLE    OF    CONTENTS. 

No.  PAGB 

129.  3m  Dftober  1849 138 

130.  @ie  ertifdjt  .        .        . 141 

131.  Enfant  perdu 141 

21us  bem  Hacblafj.    \8^o— {850. 

132.  §t)muu« 143 

133.  2lii  einen  politijdjen  2)td)tev 143 


Ce^te  (Bebicfyte. 

(1835—1855.) 


135. 

33abt)lonijd)e  @orgeu      

J.1C7 

146 

136. 

3ammertb,al       

147 

137. 

©liter  ftatb,    

148 

138. 

(Srinnerungen  au§  ^rafyttrinfel'S  @d)recfen«tagen 

150 

139. 

®ie  Slubienj    

151 

140. 

SBernuttlung       

154 

141. 

SBartmng        

154 

142. 

1649—1793—???      

155 

143. 

3n  ber  ^riilje                        .     •  

156 

3  um  ,,2ajaru8." 

144. 

?a|8  bie  IjeiPgen  s^Sorabolen         

157 

145. 

SQBie  langfam  Irierfjet  fie  bab,in                                      . 

157 

146. 

2JHd)  tocfen  nid)t  bie  §immel8ouen     

158 

147. 

Safe  mid)  mit  gliifyenben  3angen  fneipen 

159 

148. 

^adjts,  erfafft  toom  nritben  ©eifte        

160 

149. 

9Jiein  Sag  roar  b,eiter,  gtiidtid)  meine  5Tiad)t    . 

161 

150. 

3d)  feb/  im  ©tiinbenglaje  fd)on    

162 

151. 

3d)  roar,  o  ?amm  al«  §irt  beftellt  

162 

152. 

©roigfeit,  roie  bift  bit  long   .    .  .    ^  .       .       .    -  . 

163 

153. 

9JitttelaIterltcl)e  9tob,eit    ....... 

164 

154. 

@ie  fitfften  mid)  mit  iljren  faljd)en  Sippen  .... 

164 

155. 

@€  !ommt  ber  j£ob  —  je(jt  roill  id)  fagen  .... 

165 

156. 

2)er  @d)eibenbe  

165 

NOTES    

167 

APPENDIX 

207 

HEINE'S    POEMS. 


,,gi!  tennt  iljr  nod)  ba«  alte  2ieb, 
2>a«  einfl  fo  ttnlb  bte  Sntfi  burd)gliib,t, 
3b,r  ©atten  bumpf  unb  triibe? 
®ie  @ngel,  S)ie  nennen  e«  §immel«freub', 
S)te  Seufel,  S)ie  nennen  e«  §6IIenleib, 
2>ie  SDlenfdjen,  2)ie  nennen  e«  —  ?iebe  !* 

[Zroumbilber;  »t.8.] 


Sic  ^ilifler,  bte  33ef$ranften, 
2)iefe  geiftig  (Singeengten, 
2>arf  man  nie  unb  nimmer  nerfen. 
3lber  rteite,  Huge 
SBiffen  ftets  in  unjren 
?ieb'  nnb  greunbf^aft  ju  entbedten. 

[SIuS  bem 


EDartct  nur. 


SBeil  i^  fo  gang  ttoraflgli^  bli^e, 
©laubt  ib,r,  baf8  ic^  nidjt  bonnem  fonnf  ! 
3b,r  irrt  end)  feb,r,  benn  ic^  beft^e 
®leid)fall«  fur'«  ©onnern  ein  Solent. 

(58  rtrirb  ftd^  graufenb,aft  bewa^ren, 
2Benn  einfl  erf^eint  ber  redjte  £ag  ; 
®ann  foflt  ib,r  meine  ©ttmme  b,oren, 
2)a«  Sonnerniort,  ben  2Betterfcf)lag. 


©ar  mantle  (Sit^e  roirb 
Sin  jenem  Sag  ber  milbe  ©turrn, 
®ar  mandjer  ^aflaft  wtrb  ergtttern 
Unb  flflrjen  manner  ^tr^ent^urm  ! 

9Jr.  28.] 
(2) 


3  u  n  g  e    Sei 

(\8\7-\S2\.) 

If  ufrer. 
i. 


1)te 

•JJtorgeng  fteb/  id;  auf  unb  fragc: 
$ommt  5etn§Iiebd^en  fyeut? 
2lbenb§  finf  '  ify  fyn  unb  flage  : 
2lu§blteb  fte  aucfy  beut. 

^n  ber  ^Jiadbt  mit  mernem  Summer 
Sieg'  \$  frf>Iaflo§,  ioad^  ; 
^rdumenb,  h>ie  tm  i>alben  ©glummer, 
2BanbIe  id  bet 


2. 
5)tc  Stunlicn. 

©§  treibt  mid^  t>tn,  e§  treibt  mid)  b,er ! 
;Jiocf)  toenige  ©tunben,  bann  fott  id;  fie  fcfyauen, 
©ie  felber,  bie  fdjionfte  ber  fd;6nen  ^ungfrauen;- 
3)u  treueS  ^erj,  iuag  ^od;ft  bu  fo  fd;tr»et ! 

(3) 


(SeMcfyte. 


IDie  ©tunben  finb  aber  ein  fauleS 
©djleppen  ftib,  befyaglid)  trdge, 
©cb,Ieidb,en  gafynenb  ifyre  2Bege  ; 
Xummle  btcfy,  bu  f  aule§ 


£obenbe  6ilc  mic^  tretbenb  erfafft  ! 
3lber  toot)l  niemal^  Itebten  bie  £>oren;  — 
^etmltd^  im  graufamen  33unbe  berfd^tooren, 
©gotten  fie  tiidftfd}  ber  Siebenben 


3. 


2ieb  Siebd^en,  leg'g  ^janbcfyen  auf§  §erje  mein;- 
Sldf),  fyorft  bu,  h)ie'g  pocket  im  ^ammerletn  ? 
$)a  l>aufet  ein  ^inwrermann  fcfylimm  unb  arg, 
4     3)er  jimmert  mir  einen  ^obtenfarg. 

@§  fyammert  unb  flo^fet  bei  5£ag  unb  bet  -ftacfyt. 
@§  b,  at  tnicft,  fd^on  la'ngft  um  ben  ©cfylaf  gebroct)t. 
2ld9,  f^nitet  eudp,  SJMfter 
8  '   3)amit  169  balbe  f  d^Iaf  en  !ann  ! 


4. 
Jiebeaof)!. 

©d^one  SBiege  meiner  Seiben, 
©d^oneS  ©rabmal  meiner  3tub,, 
©eft,  one  ©tabt,  h)ir  miiffen  fc^eiben,  — 
2cbe  toobl !  ruf '  id)  bit  ju. 


Sebe  tool)l,  bu  fyeil'ge  (SdfttoeHe, 
2Bo  ba  toanbelt  Siebcfyen  traut  ; 
Sebe  toofyl,  bu  fyeil'ge  ©tette, 
2Bo  id)  fie  juerft  gefd;aut. 


id)  btcfy  boc^  nie  gefe(>en, 
(Sd^one  ^erjensfontgin! 
dimmer  tear'  e§  bann  gefcfyefyen, 
12  3)af§  td^  je^t  fo  el.enb  bin. 

37ie  toottt'  id)  bein  £>erje  rii^ren, 
2iebe  fyab'  id)  nie  erfle^t; 
9Zur  ein  ftiHe§  Seben  fii^ren 
16  SBoUt'  id),  too  bein  Dbem  toe^t. 

25od)  bu  brdngft  mid)  felbft  toon  fyinnen, 
SBittre  2Borte  tyrid;t  bein  3)cunb  ; 
SBa^nftnn  toiifylt  in  meinen  ©innen, 
20  '  Unb  mein  §erj  ift  tranf  unb  tounb. 

Unb  bie  ©lieber  matt  unb  trcige 
<5d)Ie^^'  id)  fort  am  SBanberftab, 
S5i§  mein  miibeS  §au^t  id)  lege 
24  geme  in  ein  fiii)Ie§  ©rab. 


5. 
3Inf  bcm 

'  unb  S3urgen  fd)aun  f>erunter, 
$n  ben  f^iegel^etten  Sttjein, 
Unb  mein  <Sd)iffd)en  fegelt  munter, 
9ling§  umgla'njt  bon  @onnenfd(>ein. 


<5e6id)tc. 


feb/  id)  311  bem  Spiele 
©olbner  2Betten,  frau§  betoegt  ; 
©till  ertoacfyen  bie  ©efiifyle, 
2)ie  \<fy  tief  im  Sufen  fyegt'. 


^reunblicb,  griifeenb  unb 
So(!t  fyinab  be§  @trome§ 
35od)  td^)  lenn'  ibn,  —  oben  gletfeenb, 
Sirgt  fein  $nnre§  2:ob  unb 


Dben  Suft,  tm  Sufen 
©trom,  bu  bift  ber  Siebften 
SDie  lann  aud^>  fo  freunblid^  nicfen, 
16  fidd^elt  aud^  fo  fromm  unb  milb. 


6. 

2lnfang§  icoUt'  td&  faft  berjagen, 
Unb  id)  glaubt',  id^  trilg'  e§  me ; 
Unb  id^>  fy ab'  e§  boc^)  getragen,  - 
2lber  fragt  mid^  nur  nicfyt:  tote? 


7. 


,  S^reffcn  unb  glittcrgolb 
t'  icb,  berjiercn  Ueblid^  unb  ^olb 
tote  etnen  ^obtenfc^rein, 
4          Unb  fargen  meine  Steber  fyinein. 

D,  lonnt'  ic^  bie  2iebe  fargen  b,inju  ! 
2lm  ©rabe  ber  Siebe  todd^ft  Slumlein  ber 


Ciebcr. 


&a  bliifyt  e§  Berber,  ba  tofliicft  man  e§  ab,  — 
$>od)  mir  bliifyt'S  nur,  tuenn  id)  felber  im  ©rab. 


finb  nun  bie  Sieber,  bte  etnft  fo  toilb, 
2Bie  ein  Sabaftrom,  ber  bem  Sltna  entquittt, 
^erborgeftiirjt  au§  bcm  tiefften  ©emiit^, 
Unb  rtng§  totel  bli^enbe 


•ftun  Itegen  fte  ftumm  iinb  tobtengleicfy, 
ftarren  fie  lalt  unb  nebelbleicfy. 
auf§  3^eu'  bie  alte  ©lutfy  fie  belebt, 
1  6        SBenn  ber  Siebe  ©eift  etnft  liber  fie  fcfytoebt. 

Unb  e§  totrb  im  Bergen  biel  Slfmung  laut 
2)er  Siebe  ©eift  etnft  iiber  fie  t^aut  ; 
Csinft  fommt  bie§  33u$  in  beine 
20        ®u  fitfjeS  Steb  im  fernen  Sanb. 


2)ann  loft  fid^  be§  Siebc? 
®ie  blaffen  Sud^ftaben  fc^aun  bid)  an, 
@te  fdiauen  bir  flefyenb  in§  fd^i? 
24        Unb  fluftern  mit  SSe^mut^>  unb 


Retries  d5ebid}te. 
,  0  m  a  n  &  n. 


SBergfttmme. 

Gin  better  burd)  ba§  Sergtfyal  jiefyt 
3m  traurig  ftiflen  £rab  : 
,,%<$  !  jiefy'  id)  je^t  ioof)I  in  Ste6d^en§  3lrm/ 
4  Dbergie&'tcfyinSbunfleGkab?" 

3)ie  Sergftimm'  2lntioort  gab  : 
bunfle  ©rab  !" 


Unb  iueiter  reitet  ber  9leiter§mann, 

8  Unb  f  eufjet  f  djtoer  baju  : 

,,©0  jiet>'  id?  benn  ^m  in§  ©rab  fo  friii), 
2Bof)Ian,  im  ©rab  ift  9tu^>  !" 
2)ie  (Stimme  f^rad;  baju  : 

12  fr3 


9leiter§mann  eine  StF)rane  rottt 
5Bon  ber  2Bange  fummerbott: 
rfUnb  ift  nur  im  ©rabe  bie  9tufye  fiir  mid?, 
16  <5o  ift  mir  im  ©rabe  toofyl." 

2)ie  ©timm'  ertoibert  ^1: 
,3m  ©rabe  toofyl  !" 


9. 
$te  ©rcnabicrc. 

^ranlreid;  gogen  jtoei  ©renabter', 
S)ie  toaren  in  3hif§Ianb  gefangen. 
llnb  al§  fie  !amen  in§  beutfd^e  Duartier, 
6ie  liefeen  bie  ^opfe  bangen. 


gotten  fie  SBeibe  bie  traurige 
granfreid)  toerloren  gegangen, 
Sefiegt  unb  jerfdjlagen  ba3  grojje  £eer, 
Unb  ber  $aifer,  ber  $aifer  gefangen. 

2)  a  toeinten  gufammen  bie  ©renabier' 
2Bob,l  ob  ber  flaglicb,en  ^unbe. 
2)er  6ine  f^rad^  :  ,,3Sie  h)e^  h?irb  mir, 
2Sie  brennt  meine  alte  2Bunbe  !" 


2lnbre  f^rac^)  :  „  rr2)a§  2ieb  ift  au 
id^  ntod^t'  mit  bit  fterben, 
$  fyab'  id?  2Beib  unb  ^inb  ju  §au§, 
16  3)te  ob,ne  mid?  berberben."" 

r,2Ba€  fd^ert  mid^  2Beib,  h)a§  frfjert  mi 
^d^  trage  toeit  beffre^  SBerlangen; 
2af§  fte  betteln  gefyn,  toenn  fie  i;ungrig  finb, 
20  SJiein  ^aifer,  mein  ^aifer  gefangen  ! 

r.Oehjd^r  tnir,  Sruber,  eine  33itt'  : 
•JBenn  id^  je^t  fterben  toerbe, 
@o  nimm  meine  Seiche  naty  $ranfreid)  mit, 
24  S3egrab  mid^  in  granfreic&,§  @rbe. 


©b.renfreuj  am  rotten  33anb 
(Sottft  bu  auf§  §er^  mir  legen; 
2)ie  $linte  gieb  mir  in  bie  £anb, 
2&  Unb  giirt  mir  um  ben  2)egen. 

,,<So  ioitt  id)  liegen  unb  bord;en  ftiH, 
2Bie  eine  (Sd^ilbnjacb,,  im  ©rabe, 
S3i»  einft  \fy  b,ore  ^anonengebriitt 
32  Unb  toiefyernber  9ioffe  ©etrabe. 


10 


reitet  mein  $aifer  toofyl  iiber  mein  ©tab, 
l'  ©cbtoerter  flirren  unb  blitjen  ; 
3)ann  fteig  idEj  getoaffnet  Berber  au»  bem  ©rab,  — 
36  2>en£aifer,  ben  £aifer  j 


10. 


)ie  9Jiitternad^t  jog  nafyer  fd^on  ; 
n  ftummer  9tu^  lag  Sab^lon. 


oben  in  b 
S)a  flaofert'§,  ba  lartnt 

2)ort  oben  in  bem 
fetn 


fa^en  in  fd^tmmernben 
Unb  leerten  bie  33e$er  mit  funfelnbem  SSein. 


f  lirrten  bie  Seeder,  e§  jaudfoten  bie 
flang  e§  bem  ftorrigen  ^onige  recf>t. 


Sangen  leud^ten 
2Bein  ertou^S  if>m  ledEer 


Unb  blinblingS  reifjt  ber  3Kut^>  il>n  fort  ; 

Unb  er  Idftert  bie  ©ottfyeit  mit  fiinbigem  SSort. 

Unb  er  briiftet  ftd^  fred^,  unb  Idftert  hnlb  ! 
16  2)te  ^nerf)tenfd9ar  i^m  Seifatt  briiHt. 


2)er  ^onig  rief  mit  ftoljem  SBUdf  ; 
35er  2)iener  eilt  unb  fef>rt  guriid. 


(§r  trug  Diet  gulben  ©eratfy  auf  bem 

3)a§  tear  au§  bem  £empel  ^efyotoa&S  geraubt. 


Unb  ber  $onig  ergriff  mit  fretoler  £>anb 
(£inen  fyeiligen  SBed^er,  gefiiQt  bt§  am  3ftanb. 


Unb  er  leert  tfyn  ^afttg  6t§  auf  ben  ©runb. 
24  Unb  rufet  laut  mtt  fcf)dumenbem  9Jlunb  : 

.^efyotoafy  !  bit  liinb'  id^  auf  ehng  §o^n,  — 
>  bin  ber  $dm    toon  SabIon  !" 


faum  ba^  graufe  2Bort  berflang, 
28  35em  ^ontg  toarb<3  {>etmltc^  im  33ufen  bang. 


!Da§  geHenbe  Sadden  berftummte  jumal  ; 
G€  rourbe  leicfjenftitt  im  Saal. 

Unb  fiei)  !  unb  ftefy  !  an  tuei^er  2Banb 
32  3)a  fam'€  Berber,  h)ie  -Sienfcfyenljanb  ; 


Unb  frf)rieb,.  unb  fcfyrieb  an  tcei^er  SBanb 
S3urf)ftaben  Don  geuer,  unb  fd^rieb  unb  fdjtoanb. 


2)er  ^onig  ftieren  SlidS  ba  fajj, 
36  3Rit  fd^totternben  ®nien  unb  tobtenblafg. 

3)ie  5lnedbtenfd;ar  fafc  fait  burd^graut, 
Unb  fa^  gar  fttff,  gab  feinen  Saut. 

3)ie  9Kagier  famen,  bod;  Reiner  tterftanb 
40  3U  beuten  bie  gffammenfdfyrift  an  ber  9Sanb. 

93elfajer  toarb  aber  in  felbiger 
SSon  feinen  ^ned;ten  umgebrad;t. 


12  Retries  (BeMcfyte. 

11. 
$>er  ttwttbe  9titter. 

%<fy  toeijj  eine  alte  $unbe, 
!£)ie  fyattet  bumpf  unb  triib  ; 
@tn  fitter  liegt  liebeStounbe, 
treulo§  ift  fein  Sieb. 


2ll§  treitlo§  mujj  er 
3)ie  eigne  ^ergliebfte  fein, 
21I§  fd^im^flid^  mufg  er  betracfyten 
2)ie  eigne 


@r  mod^t'  in  bie  <5d)ran!en  reiten 
Unb  rufen  bie  fitter  jum  (Streit  : 
f,3)er  mag  fi$  jum  ^am^f  bereiten, 
12  28er  mein  Steb  eine§  SftalelS  geif>t!" 

2)a  ioiirben  ico^I  atte  fd^ltieigen, 
9?ur  nicf)t  fein  eigener  ©d^mcrj  ; 
®a  miifft'  er  bie  Sanje  neigen 
16  2Biber§  eigne  Hagenbe 


12. 
9ln  cine  ©oitgerin. 

?ll§  fie  eine  alte  SRomanje  fang. 

$cf)  benfe  nod)  ber  gauberbotten, 
•JBie  fie  guerft  mein  2(uge  faty ! 
2Bie  if>re  2^one  Ueblirf)  !Iangen 
Unb  f)eimlic^  fit^  in§  §erje  brangen, 
©ntrottten  ^^ranen  meinen  2Bangen  • 
%3)  n>uffte  nirf)t,  h)ie  mir 


13 


Gin  £raum  ioar  iiber  micfy  gefommen  ; 
9JMr  ttmr,  al3  fei  icfy  nocfy  ein  $inb, 
Unb  fcijje  ftifl  beim  Sampcfyenfcfyeine 
$n  9Jiutter§  fromtnem  $d'mmerleine, 
Unb  lafe  SKard^en,  lounberfetne, 
2)eriueilen  brau^en  9tac^t  tmb  2Binb. 


2)te  SRard^en  fangen  an  gu  leben, 
3)ie  fitter  fteigen  au§  ber  ©ruft  ; 
SBei  ^onjiSbal,  ba  gtebt'g  ein  ©treiten, 
16  2)a  !ommt  §err  Sfolanb  f^erjuretten, 

SSiel'  fii{>ne  2)egen  ifm  begletten, 
leiber  ©anelon,  ber  ©cfyuft. 


h)irb  IKolanb  fdE)Iimm  gebetlet, 
@r  fcfyttnmmt  in  S3Iut,  unb  at^met  laum  ; 
morf)te  fern  fein  ^agbbornjeid^en 
^r  be§  grojjen  ^arl§  erretd^en, 
®a  muf§  ber  fitter  fcfion  erbleid^en  - 
Unb  mit  ifym  ftirbt  jugleidj  mein 


h)ar  ein  laittbertoorrne§  ©fatten, 
i4)  au§  meinen  Xrd'umen  rief. 
SSerflungen  tear  je£t  bie  Segenbe, 
®ie  Seute  fd^Iugen  in  bie  §anbe 
Unb  riefen  ,,53rat>o!"  oi>ne  ©nbe; 
3)ie  6dngerin  berneigt  fief)  tief. 


14  f^eines  (Sebidjte. 


j&antttt. 


2tn  mctnc  2Jl«ttcr  S3.  $eine, 

geborne  nan  ©elbern. 

13. 

%<§  bin's  getoob,nt,  ben  $opf  recfyt  b,od§  311  tragen, 
3Jiein  ©inn  i[t  aucfy  ein  biScfyen  ftarr  unb  jafye; 
9Benn  [elbft  ber  ^ontg  mir  in§  Slntli^  fci^e, 
^d^  toiirbe  ntdbt  bie  2(ugen  nieberfc^Iagen. 

2)ocfy,  liebe  -Stutter,  offen  totE  icf>'§  fagen: 
2Bie  mdd^ttg  au$  metn  ftoljer  2Rut^  fid§  bla^e, 
^n  beiner  felig  fii^en,  trauten  -ftci^e 
Grgreift  mi$  oft  ein  bemutbboHeS  3aSen- 

^ft  e§  bein  ©etft,  ber  ^eimltd^  mid)  begtotnget, 
3)etn  Fjo^er  ©eift,  ber  2ltte§  fitfm  burc^bringet, 
Unb  blt|enb  ft$  gum  ^itnmelelicfrte  f d^ioinget  ? 

Qualt  mi$  (Srtnnerung,  baf§  i$  beriibet 
(So  manrf>e  SCb,at,  bie  bir  ba§  §erj  betriibet, 
fcb,  one  §erj,  ba§  mi$  fo  f efyr  geliebet ! 


14. 

3m  toHen  Sffia^n  ^atf  id?  bid}  einft  berlaffen, 
3$  ioollte  gefyn  bie  ganje  2BeIt  ju  Gnbe, 
Unb  toottte  febn,  ob  icb,  bie  Siebe  fanbe, 
Urn  liebeboll  bie  Siebe  ju  umfajfen. 


Sonette.  15 

2)ie  Siebe  fud^te  icf>  auf  often  ©aff en, 
33or  jeber  Satire  ftrecft'  icfy  au§  bie  £>dnbe, 
Unb  bettelte  urn  gringe  SiebeSfpenbe,  — 
3)ocf>  larfjenb  gab  man  mir  nur  !alte§  §affen. 

Unb  immer  irrte  id^  nadf>  Siebe,  immer 
•ftacf)  Siebe,  bod^  bie  2iebe  fanb  id)  nimmer, 
Unb  febrte  urn  nad^)  ^aufe,  Iran!  iinb  triibe. 

jDod^  ba  bift  bu  entgegen  mir  gefommen, 
Unb  acfy !  h)a§  ba  in  beinem  Slug'  gefcfytoommen, 
tear  bie  fiifje,  langgefud^te  2iebe. 


8tn  b'liriftinii  @. 

15. 

^d^  tacfye  ob  ben  abgefd^madften  Saffen, 
3)ie  mirf>  anglo^en  mit  ben  Socf3gefufytern ; 
%<fy  lad^e  ob  ben  giicfyfen,  bie  fo  nitrfitern 
Unb  ^amifd?  mid^  befd&nitffeln  unb  begaffen. 

%<$  Iad§e  ob  ben  fyocfygelafyrten  Slffen, 
!I>ie  fid^  aufbldbn  ju  ftoljen  ©eiftegric^tern ; 
%d)  lacfye  ob  ben  feigen  SBofetoic^tern, 
®ie  midp  bebroF>n  mit  giftgetrdnften  2Baffen. 

h)enn  be§  ©liicfe^  fyiibfcfye  (Siebenfac^en 
toon  bc§  <Sdj>ic!fal3  ^cinben  ftnb  jerbroc^en, 
Unb  fo  ju  unfem  ^it^en  ^ingefd^miffen ; 

Unb  foenn  ba§  §erj  im  Seibe  ift  jerriffen, 
3erriffen,  unb  jerfdmitten,  unb  jerftod^en,  — 
£)ann  bleiBt  un§  bod^  ba§  fcfyone  gette  Sadden. 


16  Denies  <£>ebid}te. 

16. 

2Bie  nafym'  bie  2lrmutfy  balb  bei  mir  ein  dinbe, 
•JBiifjt'  id}  ben  Pnfel  funftgered^t  ju  fufyren 
Unb  i>ub[d^  mit  Bunten  Silbern  511  berjieren 
4        3)er  ^ird^en  unb  ber  ©d^Ioffer  ftolje  35?dnbe. 

SBie  floffe  balb  mir  ju  be§  ©olbeg 
SBiifft'  id^)  auf  gloten,  ©etgen  unb 
(So  riifyrenb  unb  fo  fein  ju  muftcteren, 

rn  unb  2)atnen  flatfd;ten  in  bie  £anbe. 
,  a<fy  I  mir  Slrmen  Id'c^elt  Gammon  nie ; 
2)enn  leiber,  leiber!  trieb  id?  bid)  aUeine, 
Srotlofeftc  ber  ^iinfte,  $oefte! 

Unb  ad^)!  ioenn  2lnbre  fic^  mit  DoHen 
3um  ©otte  irinfen  im  SbampagneriDeine, 
2)ann  muf§  id?  biirften,  ober  id)  muf§  — 


Syrtfcfyes 

(J822— J823.) 


SKeine  dual  unb  metne  filagen 
£ab'  id)  in  bieS  33udj  gegoffen, 
Unb  roc  it  n  bu  e3  aufgefdjlagen, 
£at  fid)  Xir  ntein  ^erj  erf^loffett. 


17. 

^m  tounberfd^onen^onat 
2II§  aUe  $nofpen  f^rangen, 
3)a  ift  in  meinem  §erjen 
35te  2iebe  aufgegangen. 

^m  tounberfd^onen  5JJonat 
2113  atte  3SogeI  fangen, 
2)a  bab'  id)  ii>r  geftanben 

©efynen  unb  SSerlangen. 


18. 

2)ie  3lofe,  bie  Stlje,  bie  ^aube,  bte  ©onne, 
25ie  Uebt'  ic^  einft  atte  in  Siebeetoonne. 
%$  lieb'  fie  nid^t  me^r,  icf)  Hebe  affeinc 
25ie  5lleine,  bie  t$tmt,  bie  3teine,  bie  (Sine ; 
©ie  felber,  aUer  Siebe  Sronne, 
^ft  9tofe  unb  Silje  unb  Staube  unb  <2onne. 

(IT) 


18 


19. 

3)ie  SotoSblume  cingftigt 
©id)  bor  ber  <5onne  $radb,t, 
Unb  mit  gefenttem  §aupte 
©rtoartet  fie  trdumenb  bie  -ftacfyt. 


SDer  3Konb,  £)er  ift  i 
@r  iuetft  fie  mit  feinem  Sicfyt, 
Unb  ifym  entfd^Ieiert  fie  freunblid^ 
$E)r  frommeS  33Iumengeftc^t. 

@ie  blii{>t  unb  glii^t  unb  leucfjtet 
Unb  ftarret  ftiimm  in  bie  §5^'  ; 
<Sie  buftet  unb  toeinet  unb  jiitert 
3Sor  Siebe  unb  SiebeStoefy. 


20. 

2luf  meiner  ^erjliebften 
Wlatf)'  ic^)  bie  fcfyonften  ^anjonen. 
2luf  meiner  ^erjliebften  -BRiinblein  flein 
sJJia^'  id(t  bie  beften  £erjinen. 
Sluf  meiner  ^erjliebften  SSdngelein 
5Jiac^)'  id^)  bie  ^errlic^ften  ©tanjen. 
Unb  iuenn  meine  Siebfte  ein  §er^en  b,att', 
%$  mac^te  barcutf  ein  F)iibfc^eg  ©onett. 


21. 

2Bie  bie  2BeHenfc§aumgeborene, 
©tra^It  mein  2teb  in  ©d^on 
2)enn  fie  ift  ba<8  auSerforene 
S3rdutdE)en  eine§  fremben  -IRannS. 


Cyrtfctjcs  3ntermc550.  19 

§erj,  mein  ^erg,  bu  toielgebuIbigeS, 
©rotte  nidb,t  ob  bem  SBerratfy ; 

e3,  trag  e3,  unb  entfd)ulbig  e§ 
bie  b,olbe  £b,6rin  tb,at. 


22. 

)  groUe  nid)t,  unb  toenn  ba3  £>erj  aud^  brirfjt, 
berlorne^  2ieb !  id?  grotte  nid)t. 
2Bie  bu  cwcfe,  ftrai)Ift  in  2)iamantenbrad)i, 
(gg  fdHt  fein  <Strab,I  in  beineg  ^erjeng  3fiad)t. 

2)a^  ioci^  idj  langft.     ^d)  faf)  bid?  ja  im  Straum, 
Unb  fa^>  bie  ?iad)t  in  beine§  §erjen§  Stauni, 
Unb  fab,  bie  @d)Iang',  bie  bir  am  §erjen  frifft, 
^d)  fab,,  mein  2iebr  toie  feb,r  bu  elenb  bift. 


23. 

,  bu  bift  elenb,  unb  id?  groHe  nidjt ;  — 
Sieb,  h)ir  fatten  beibe  elenb  fein. 
SBiS  ung  ber  Stob  ba§  franfe  §erje  brid^t, 
4         -Stein  2ieb,  toir  foffen  beibe  elenb  fein. 

SSob,  I  feb/.  id)  ©pott,  ber  beinen  SJiunb  umfd^toebt, 
Unb  feb,'  bein  2luge  bitten  trotjiglid?, 
Unb  feb,'  ben  ©tolj,  ber  beinen  Sufen  b,ebt,  — 
8         Unb  elenb  bift  bu  bod),  elenb  toie  id). 

Unftdjtbar  judit  aud)  <Sd)mer§  urn  beinen  9Jtunb, 
SSerborgne  SCb,rdne  triibt  be§  2luge3  ©d)ein, 
55er  ftolje  33ufen  b,  egt  geb,  eime  9Bunb',  — 
12        2Rein  Sieb,  h)ir  fotten  beibe  elenb  fein. 


20 


24. 

b,aft  bit  gang  unb  gar  toergeffen, 

id)  fo  lang  betn  £erj  befeffen, 
SDein  §er^en,  fo  fitfc  unb  fo  falfd)  unb  fo  flein, 
@3  lann  nirgenb  toaS  @u§re§  unb  galfcfyere3  fetn. 


bu  bte  Sieb'  unb  ba§  Seib  bergeffen, 

mtr  tfyaten  jufammenpreften. 
toei^  nid^t,  toar  Siebe  grower,  al§  2eib? 
toeijj  nur,  jte  toaren  gro^  atte  beib'  ! 


25. 

<Ste  ^aben  bir  $BieI  erjafylet 
llnb  $  aben  3SteI  getlagt  ; 
350$  toa§  nteine  <5eele  gequdlet, 
fte  nid^t  gefagt. 


@ie  marten  ein  gro^e^  2Befen 
Unb  f^ilttelten  flagltcfy  bag 
©te  nannten  rnirf)  ben  33ofen, 
Unb  bu  b,aft  2Itte§  geglaubt. 


b,aben  fte  mcfyt  getoufft  ; 
©d^Iimmfte  unb  bag  2)ummfte/ 
ia  a   trug  id)  gefyeim  in  ber  Sruft. 


3nterme55<x  21 


26. 

2)ie  @rbe  tear  fo  lange  geijig, 
2)a  fam  ber  2Rai,  unb  fie  toarb  fpenbabel, 
llnb  afte<§  lacfyt  unb  jaucbjt  unb  freut  ftrf>, 
4        3$  aber  bin  nidjrt  ju  lacfyen  fapabel. 

2)ie  SBlumen  f^rie^en,  bie  ©I6c!Iein 
SDie  3Sogel  f^red^en  toie  in  ber  gabel  ; 
SRir  aber  hnH  ba§  ©ef^rcid^  nid^t  gefatten, 
8        3dj  finbe  3ltteg  miferabel. 


SJlenfdbenboIl  mid^  ennu^ieret, 
©ogar  ber  greunb,  ber  fonft  ^affabel  ; 
2)a3  lommt,  toeil  man  ,,5Diabam"  titulieret 
3Kein  fii^e§  Siebcfyen,  fo  fii§  unb  aimabel. 


27. 

Unb  al§  \d)  fo  lange,  fo  lange  gefaumt, 
$n  fremben  2anben  gefcfytodrmt  unb  getrdumt : 
2>a  toarb  meiner  Siebften  ju  lang  bie  3ett, 
Unb  fie  ndfyete  ficb,  etn  ^od^jeitfleib, 
Unb  b,at  mit  jdrtlic^en  2lrmen  umfdjlungen 
311^  Srdut'gam  ben  biimmften  ber  bummen  ^ungen. 

3Jlein  2iebd§en  ift  fo  fdb,6n  unb  milb, 
•ftocb,  fd^iuebt  bor  mir  ib,r  fitfjeS  Silb  ; 
!Die  5SeiId^enaugen,  bie  -Wofentodnglein, 
25te  glii^en  unb  bliifyen,  ja^rau§,  ja^rein. 
2)afg  id^  toon  folcfyem  2ieb'  fonnt'  toeid^en, 
2Bar  ber  biimmfte  bon  meinen  bummen  ©treictyen. 


22  ^etnes  (Sebtcfyte. 


28. 

35te  blauen  SBetlcfjen  ber  $ugeletn 
3)te  rotten  9lofen  ber  2Bd'ngeletn, 
S)ie  toeifcen  Stljen  ber  £>cinbcfyen  !letn, 
2)te  bliifyen  unb  blut>en  nod>  immerfo^ 
Unb  nur  bag  £>erj$en  ift  berborrt. 


29. 

35ie  SSelt  ift  fo  fd^on  unb  ber  |rimmel  fo  blau, 
Unb  bte  ?iifle  loe^en  fo  Unb  unb  fo.  lau, 
Unb  bte  Slumen  toinfen  auf  blil^enber  2lu, 
Unb  funfeln  unb  gli^ern  tm  -Btorgentfyau, 
Unb  bie  3Renfd^en  jubeln,  toofyin  id^  fc^au'  — 
Unb  bod)  modjt'  id^  tm  ©rabe  liegen, 
Unb  tntcfy  an  ein  tobteS  Stebc^en  fc^mtegen. 


30. 

©in  $tc§tenbaum  fte^t  einfam 
3nt  9?orben  auf  fabler  §5^', 
3^n  fc^Iafert;  mit  toetjjer  5Decfe 
Um^iillcn  t^n  @i§  unb  ©c^nee. 


6r  trdumt  bon  etner 
S)te  fern  tm  2RorgenIanb 
(Stnfam  unb  fdpioeigenb  irauert 
Sluf  brennenber  ^yclfentoanb. 


Cyrifcfyes 


31. 

@in  Bungling  liebt  ein  Sftd'bcfyen, 
3)ie  fyat  einen  2lnbern  ertoafylt  ; 
2)er  2lnbre  liebt  eine  Slnbre, 
Unb  f>at  fid^)  mit  ©iefer  toermafylt. 


3Jiabdf>en  ^eirat^et  au§    tger 
erften,  beftett  3Rann, 
i^r  in  ben  2Beg  gelaufen  ; 
SDer  ^tingling  ift  ubel  bran. 

6^  ift  eine  alte  ©efcfyi^te, 
S)od;  bleibt  fie  immer  neu  ; 
Unb  toem  fie  juft  paffieret, 
2)em  bric^t  ba§  §erj  entjtoei. 


32. 

alien  9Jidrd^en  loinft  e€ 
§erbor  mit  toeijjer  §anb, 
3) a  fingt  e§  unb  ba  Ilingt  eg 
SSon  einem  3auberlanb, 

9Bo  gro^e  Slumen  fd^ma<f>ten, 
^m  golbnen  ^benblicl^t, 
Unb  gartlid)  fid)  betrad;ten 
Slit  brautlidjem  ©efic^t; - 

2Bo  atte  Sciume  fpred^en, 
Unb  fingen,  h)ie  ein  Sf>or, 
Unb  laute  QueHen  bred;en 
2Bie  Stanjmufi! 


24  fjeines  (BeMcfyte. 

Unb  SiebeStoeifen  tonen, 
2Bie  bu  fie  nie  gefyort, 
33i§  hwnberfiifjeS  (Seljmen 
16  3)i$  tounberfitfj  betb,  ort  ! 


3lcfy,  fonnf  icfy  bortfyin  fommen, 
Unb  bort  metn  §erj  erfreun, 
Unb  otter  Dual  entnommen, 
Unb  fret  unb  feltg  fetn  ! 


!  jene§  Sanb  ber  SBonne 
e^'  \tf)  oft  im  £raum  ; 
!ommt  bie  Sftorgenfonne, 


33. 

<Ste  ^>aben  mid^  gequalet, 
©eargert  blau  unb  blafg, 
2)te  ©inen  mit  i^rer  Siebe, 
2)ie  3lnbem  mit  ib,rem  §af§. 

@te  b,aben  ba§  Srot  mir  bergiftet, 
<Sie  gofjen  mir  ®ift 
2)ie  Ginen  mit  ib,rer  Stebe, 
2)ie  2tnbem  mit  i>re 


fte,  bie  mid(>  am  meiften 
©equalt,  gedrgert,  betriibt, 
!Die  ^at  micfy  nie  ge^affet, 
ia  Unb  fyat  mid^  nie  geliebt. 


3ntcrmc550.  25 


34. 

SBenn  3toet  toon  einanber  fcfyeiben, 
<5o  geben  fie  \\<fy  bie  §anb', 
llnb  fangen  an  ju  toeinen, 
Unb  feufjen  ofyne  Snb\ 

SStr  fyaben  nid^t  getoeinct, 
2Bir  feufjten  nictyt  ,,mt)\"  unb  ,,2lc^! 
S)ie  Stfyranen  unb  bie  ©eufjer, 
S)ie  lamen  fytntennacfy. 


35. 

2lm  ^reujtueg  hrirb  begraben, 
SSer  f elber  ftc^)  brad)te  um ; 
SDort  h>acf)ft  eine  blaue  SBIume, 
2)ie  Slrmefiinberblum'. 

3lm  ^reujtoeg  ftanb  ic^)  unb  f euf jte ; 
2)te  9iacf)t  toar  fait  unb  ftumm. 
^m  9Jtonbf$ein  beh>egte  fid^  langfam 
3)ie  Slrmefunberblum', 


Die    f?etmfefjr. 

(1823—1824.) 


36. 

$n  mein  gar  311  bunfleS  Seben 
©trab,  Ite  einft  ein  fujjeS  33ilb ; 
Sftun  ba3  fiijje  SBilb  erbltcfyen, 
S3in  id^)  gdnjlid^  nac^tumfyullt. 

SBenn  bie  ^inber  ftnb  im  SDunfeln, 
SBirb  bellommen  itjr  ®emittf>, 
Unb  urn  i^re  Slngft  $u  bannen, 
©tngen  fte  ein  lauteS  2ieb. 

^cfe,  ein  totted  ^inb,  id^  fmge 
in  ber  2)unfelb,eit; 

ba§  Sieb  aud^  nid^t  ergo^Iid^, 
12  £at'6  mic^  bod^  bon  2(ngft  befreit. 


37. 

ntc^t,  toaS  foU  e§  bebeuten, 
icfo,  fo  traurig  bin ; 
Gin  3ftarrf>en  aug  alien  Batten, 

fommt  mir  nic^t  au?  bem  Sinn. 

(26) 


Die  I}etmfefjr.  27 

35te  Suft  ift  fub.  I  unb  e§  bunfelt, 
Unb  rub.  tg  fliefjt  ber  9tb,  ein  ; 
35er  ©ipfel  beg  Sergei  funfett 
%m  2(benbfonnenfcb,ein. 


S)ie  fc^onfte  ^ungfrau  fx|et 
5)ort  oben  tounberbar, 
3^  QoIbneS  ©efd^metbe  bli^et, 
12  @te  lammt  i^r  golbene^  §aar. 


@ie  !dmmt  e§  mtt  golbenem 
Unb  fingt  ein  Sieb  babet; 
5Da§  ^at  eine  nwnberfame 
\6  ©etoaltige 


SDen  ©Differ  im  !Ieinen 
©rgretft  e§  mtt  trtilbem  2Se^  ; 
(gr  fd^aut  mci)t  bie  gelfenriffe, 
20  Gr  frf>aut  nur  f^inauf  in  bie  4?ob/. 

^d^  glaube,  bie  -JBeHen  berfd^Iingen 
3lm  Gnbe  ©Differ  unb  ^ai)n; 
Unb  Xa§  fyat  mit  i^rem  ©ingen 
24  3)ie  2orelei  getb^an. 


38. 

3Jlein  §erj,  mein  §erj  ift  traurig, 
SDocb,  luftig  teud^tet  ber  9Kai ; 
%fy  fte^e,  geleb,nt  an  bie  2inbe, 
$)ocb,  auf  ber  alien  Saftei. 


28  Retries  ©ebtcfyte. 

©a  brunten  fliejjt  ber  blauc 
©tabtgraben  in  ftitter  SRufy'  ; 
(gin  £nabe  fafyrt  im  £af>ne, 
8  Unb  angelt  unb  pfeift  baju. 

3>enjeit3  erfyeben  ftcfy  freunblicfy, 
^n  iuinjiger,  bunter  ©eftalt, 
£uftl>aufer  unb  ©arten  unb  9J?enfrf)en, 
12  Unb  Dd^fen  unb  2Biefen  unb  2Balb. 


5Die  9ftagbe  bleid;en  SSdfc^e, 
Unb  f^ringen  im  @ra§  i>erum  ; 
S)a§  9ftiifylrab  ftciubt  3)iamanten, 
16  S^  fyore  fein  ferneg  ©efumm. 


2tm  alien  grauen 
@in  Sd^ilber^duS^en  ftefyt  ; 
(Sin  rot^gerodEter  SBurfd^e 
20  3)ort  auf  unb  nieber  gefyt. 

@r  f^ielt  mit  feiner  $Iinte, 
S)ie  funfelt  im  (Sonnenrotl>, 
6r  ^rafentiert  unb  fc^ultert  — 
24  3$  toottt',  er  fd^offe  mid)  tobt. 


39. 

2)u  fd^one^  ftif 

ben  ^a^n  an^  2anb ; 
ju  mir  unb  feije  bic^  nieber, 
SBir  fofen,  ^anb  in 


Die  I}eimfefjr.  29 


2eg  an  mein  $erj  bein 
Unb  furcate  bid?  nicfyt  fo  fefyr  ; 
$8ertrauft  bu  bicfy  bocfy  forgloS 
Staglid?  bem  h)ilben  SJieer  ! 


3Jlein  £>erj  gleicfyt  gang  bem 
£>at  (Sturm  unb  @bb'  unb  glu 
Unb  mand^e  fcfyone 
^n  feiner  3:tefe  rufyt. 


40. 

2Benn  tdp  an  beinem  §aufe 

iorgen§  Doriiber  Qtfy, 
60  freut'g  mid^,  bu  Itebe 
2Benn  id?  bid?  am  $enfter 


beinen  fcfytoarjbraunen  2lugen 
bu  micfy  forf  d>enb  an  : 

,,SSer  bift  bu,  unb  tt>a§  fet>It  bir, 

35u  frember,  Iran!er 


^50)  bin  ein  beutfd^er  jDidjter, 
Sefannt  im  beutfd^en  Sanb  ; 
SRennt  man  bie  beften  9£amen, 
@o  n>irb  aud?  bet  metne  genannt. 


Unb  toa^  mir  feb^It,  bu 
^e^It  -JRancfyem  im  beutfc^en  2anb  ; 
•JJennt  man  bie  fc^Iimmften  ©cf)merjen, 
1  6  <So  hrirb  aua^)  ber  meine  genannt. 


30  f)ctncs  (gebtdjte. 

41. 

©tttt  ift  bie  Siacfyt,  e3  rub,  en  bie  ©affen, 
$n  biefem  £>auf  e  toob,  nte  mein  <5cb,  aij  ; 
<5ie  bat  fcb,  on  langft  bie  <Stabt  berlafjen, 
4  SDocb,  fteb.  t  nocb.  ba§  ^>au§  auf  bemfelben  ^ 


S)o  ftel>t  aud^  ein  9Jlen[d^  itnb  ftarrt  in  bie 
Unb  ringt  bie  §anbe  i>or  <5<$merjen3geft>alt; 
SJiir  grauft  e§,  toenn  id>  fein  3(ntli|  f  e^e  — 
2)er  9Jionb  geigt  mir  meine  eigne  ©eftalt. 

S)u  ^ojj^elganger,  bu  bleic^er  ©efette  ! 
off  ft  bu  nad^  mein  Stebesleib, 
mic^  gequalt  auf  biefer  (Stette 
(So  mandpe  ^iac^t  in  alter 


42. 

3)ie  IJimgfrau  fd^Iaft  in  ber  hammer, 
2)er  3Konb  fcb,  aut  jtttemb  b^inein  ; 
2)a  brau^en  ftngt  e^  unb  Ilingt  eg, 
2Bie  SBaljermelobein. 

„%<$  toitt  mal  fcb,aun  au^  bem  ^enfter, 
2Ber  brunten  ftort  meine  Stub,'." 
2)a  fteb,  t  ein  2;obtengerippe, 
Unb  fiebelt  unb  ftngt  baju  : 


„  ^^aft  einft  mir  ben  £an$  berf^rodben, 
Unb  fyaft  gebrorf)en  bein  SSort, 
Unb  b.  eut  ift  33att  auf  bem  Slircbb.of, 
mit,  i»ir  tanjen  bort."  " 


Die  Ieim?efyr.  31 


$)ie  ^ungfrau  ergreift  e§  getoaltig, 
@3  locft  fie  fyerbor  au§  bem  £>au€ ; 
©ie  folgt  bem  ©erippe,  ba§  fingenb 
Unb  fiebelnb  fd?  reitet  borauS. 

@g  fiebelt  unb  tdnjelt  unb  ^ii^fetr 
Unb  tlappert  mit  feinem  ©ebein, 
Unb  nicft  unb  nicft  mit  bem  ©decibel 
im  'Oftonbenfcfyein. 


43. 

)a§  ift  ein  f$le$te§  SBetter, 
regnet  unb  ftiirmt  unb  f  cf>neit  ; 
fi^e  am  ^enfter  unb  fd^aue 
in  bie  2)unfelf>eit. 


2)a  fd^immert  ein  einfameS 

tuanbelt  langfam  fort  ; 
@in  ^Jiiitterd^en  mit  bem  Saternd§en 
•JBanft  iiber  bie  ©tra^e  bort. 

$3)  glaube,  SDtefyl  unb  @ier 
Unb  Suiter  laufte  fie  ein  ; 
<3ie  hntt  einen  ^ud^en  bacfen 
gro^e 


2)ie  liegt  gu  §au§  im  Se^nftub,  I, 
Unb  blinjelt  fdplafrig  in§  Sicb,  t  ; 
£>ie  gotbnen  Socfen  tuatten 
Uber  bag  fiifee  ©eftd^t. 


32 


44. 

@ie  liebten  ficfy  Seibe,  bod&  Reiner 
2BoHt'  e§  bem  2lnbern  geftefyn  ; 
@ie  fafyen  fid?  an  fo  feinblicfy, 
Unb  hjottten  toor  Siebe  berge^n. 

<Sie  trennten  ftd)  enblid^)  unb  fa^>n 
•ftur  nod^>  jutoeilen  im  3;raum  ; 
@ie  h)aren  Idngft  geftorben, 
Unb  toujften  e§  felber  faum. 


45. 

Unb  aU  ify  eu$  meine  ©d^merjen  geflagt, 
fyabt  i^r  gega^nt  unb  nic^tg  gefagt ; 

l3  t$  fte  gterlicfy  in  3Serfe  gebrad^t, 
^>abt  i^r  mir  gro^e  (Slogen  gemad^t. 


46. 
5Jietn  ^inb,  toir  h>aren  ^inber, 

i  ^tnber,  f lein  unb  frofy ; 
SBir  frozen  ing  ^ii^ner^auSci^en, 
33erftedften  un§  unter  ba§ 

2Bir  fra^ten  toie  bie  ^a^ 
Unb  famen  Seute  borbei  — 
,,^ifere!u^ !"  fte  glaubten, 
(£§  tuare  §a^ 


Die  ^ctmfefyr.  33 


$)te  $tften  auf  unferem  £ofe 
$)te  tafeejterten  fair  auS, 
Unb  toofynten  brtn  beifammen, 
Unb  marten  em  bornefymeS 


alte 

ofter§  jum  33efud^  ; 
2Bir  ntacfcten  ii?r  Siidling'  unb 
1  6  Unb  ^om^Iimente  genug. 


2Sir  ^aben  nacl^  i^rem  Sefinben 
Seforglid^  unb  freunblid^  gefragt  ; 
2Bir  f>aben  fettbem  35a^felbe 
-IRandjer  alien  ^a^e  gefagt. 


3Sir  fa^en  aud^  oft  unb  fyrad)en 
SSernunftig,  it)ie  alte  2eut', 
Unb  flagten,  tote  2ttte§  befjer 
24  ©etoefen  ju  unf  erer 


2Bie  Sieb'  unb  ^reu'  unb  ©lauben 
SSerfd^tounben  au§  ber  SSelt, 
Unb  h)ie  fo  tb,  euer  ber  $affee, 
28  Unb  lute  fo  rar  ba§  ©elb  !  --- 


Sorbet  finb  bte 
Unb  2lfle§  rottt  borbet,  - 
2)a§  ©elb  unb  bte  2SeIt  unb  bte  ,3etten 
32  Unb  ©lauben  unb  2ieb'  unb  5treu'. 


34  f)ctncs  <8ebid?te. 

47. 

2Bie  ber  Sftonb  ficfy  leucfytenb  brtinget 
2)iircf>  ben  bunleln  2Bolfenflor, 
2Ufo  taucfyt  au§  bunleln  3eiten 
4  -JRir  ein  UdjteS  33ilb  Berber. 

©afjen  3ltt'  auf  bem  SSerbedEe, 
^iifyren  ftolj  ^inab  ben  ^^etn, 
Unb  bie  [ommergrunen  lifer 
8  ©liifyn  im  Slbenbfonnenfd^ein. 


©innenb  fa^  tcfy  311  ben 
@iner  SDame,  fd^bn  unb  f)olb  ; 
3n  i^r  Ue6e§,  bleic^eS  Slntli^ 
12  ©pielt'  ba§  rotlje  ©onnengolb. 

2auten  !langen,  S3uben  fangen, 
SBunberbare  $rob,  lid)  feit  ! 
Unb  ber  §immel  itmrbe  blauer, 
16  Unb  bie  (Seele  tourbe  iuett. 


aft  boriiberjogen 
SBerg'  unb  33urgen,  2Balb  unb  2lu  ;  — 
Unb  ba§  2lUe§  fa^  ic^  glanjen 
20  %n  bem  2tug'  ber  fct)6nen  grau. 


48. 

Nun  ift  e§  3eit,  baf§  ic^  mtt  S3er(tanb 
SJlicb,  aHer  X^or^eit  entleb'ge, 
^d^  fyab'  fo  lang  al§  ^omobiant 
bir  gef^telt  bie 


Die  l?etmfefjr.  35 

35te  prdcfyt'gen  $ouliffen,  fie  toaren  bemalt 
^m  bocfyromantifdjen  ©tile, 
•JJletn  ^tttermantel  fyat  golbig  geftrafylt, 
3$  finite  bie  feinften  ©efu^Ie. 

Unb  nun  icfy  micfy  gar  fduberlid? 
toHen  £anb§  entleb'ge  : 
immer  elenb  fiibl'  id^  mid^, 
tyielt'  id^  nod^)  intmer  ^omobie. 


2ldf)  ©ott  !  im  (Sd^erg  unb  unbeirmfft 
(SpradE)  id^,  toa§  icfy  gefii^let  ; 
^c^  ^ab'  mit  bem  £ob  in  ber  eignen  S3ruft 
3)en  fterbenben  getter  gefptelet. 


49. 

5,  mein  §erj,  fei  ntcfyt  beflommen, 
Unb  ertrage  bein  (SJefcfytd 
9ieiier  ^rii^Iing  giebt  juriicf, 
2Bag  ber  SBinter  bir  genommen. 

tlnb  toie  SSiel  ift  bir  geblieben! 
Unb  h)ie  f4)5n  ift  nod?  bie  9BeIt ! 
Unb  mein  §erj,  toa§  bir  gefdHt, 
barf  ft  bu  lieben ! 


50. 

£>it  bift  tote  eine  33htme 
(So  ^olb  unb  fc^on  unb  rein ; 
^cfy  fdjau'  bid?  an,  unb  2Befym 
§t  mir  in^  §erj  fyinein. 


36  f)etnes  (gebtcfyte. 


ift,  a!3  ob  i$  bie 
aupt  bir  legen  jottf, 
Setenb,  baf§  ©ott  bicfy 
<So  rein  unb  fd)on  unb 


ba  brau^en  Sdjmee  ft^  t^urmen, 
eg  fyageln,  mag  e§  fturmen, 

mir  an§  ^enfter  fd;Iagen : 
Dimmer  h)iH  td^>  nttc^  beflagen, 
$enn  irf>  trage  in  ber  S3ruft 
2iebd)en§  S3ilb  unb  g 


52. 

2lnbre  beten  jur 
Slnbre  aucfy  ju  tyaul  unb 
%fy  jebod^,  ic^>  toitt  nur  beten, 
9htr  ju  bir,  bu  fdjone  (Sonne. 

®ieb  mir  ^iifje,  gieb  mir  SBonne, 
@ei  mir  giitig,  fei  mir  gncibig, 
©cfyonfte  Sonne  unter  ben  5Kdbc^en, 
@d)onfte§  'iJJidbd^en  unter  ber  (gonne ! 


Die  fjeimfefyr.  37 


53. 

$u  fragmentary  ift  2BeIt  unb  Seben  — 
3»cfy  toill  mid)  jum  beutfcfyen  ^Brofeffor  begeben. 
2)er  toeifj  bag  Seben  jufammen  ju  fe^en, 
Unb  er  marf)t  ein  berftanbltcr)  (Styftem  barau^ ; 
9)itt  feinen  -ftacfytmutjen  unb  <Sd)Iafroc!fe^en 
©topft  er  bie  2iic!en  be§  23eltenbau§. 


54. 

c!)u  ^aft  2)iamanten  unb 


Unb  fyaft  bie  fd^onften  2Iugen  — 
2Rein  Siebd^en,  tt»a§  toittft  bu  mefyr? 

2luf  beine  fc^onen  2lugen 
§ab'  id)  ein  ganjeS  §eer 
SSon  etoigen  Siebern  gebic^tet  — 
Siebd^en,  toa§  toittft  bu  mefyr? 


2Rtt  beinen  frf>onen  2lugen 
§aft  bu  mid^  gequcilt  fo  fefyr, 
Unb  ^aft  mid^  ju  ©runbe  gerid^tet  — 
2Jiein  Siebc^en?  toaS  toillft  bu  me^r? 


38  fyines  (Sebicfytc. 


55. 
SBaflfaljrt 


2tm  genfter  ftanb  bie  Gutter, 
3m  33ette  lag  ber  <2ofyn. 
,,2Bittft  bit  nid}t  aufftefyn,  SSityelm, 
3U  f$aun  bie  ^roceffion?" 

,,3$  bin  fo  franl,  o  Gutter, 
2)af3  \<fy  nirfit  fyor'  unb  fefy'  ; 
%<fy  ben!'  an  bag  tobte  ©retcfyen, 
35a  tfyut  ba§  $erg  mir  toefy."  — 


'  auf,  toir  tooHen  na 
9  unb  Siofenfranj  ; 
®ic  3Jiutter=@otte§  ^eilt  bir 
12  S)ein  Iranfes  §erje  gang." 

*  SBei  bent  alteften  Slbbrudt  roar  bie§  Sieb  con  folgenber  STCacpemerlung  begleitet: 
,,3)er  ©toff  biefe§  <3ebi<i)te§  tft  nic^t  ganj  mein  (Sigent^um.  ©S  entftanb  burc^ 
(Stinnerung  an  bie  r^eintfc^e  §eimat.  —  MIS  idj  etn  fleiner  Jlnabe  roar,  unb  im  gran* 
ciSfanerflofter  ju®iiffelborf  bie  erfte  Sreffur  er^telt  unb  bort  juerft  SBuc^ftabieren  unb 
©tittft|en  Icrnte,  fafj  id)  oft  neben  etnem  anbern  ^naben,  ber  tnir  itnmer  erjablte: 
roie  feine  SUlutter  itin  na<^  fientaar  (ber  SIccent  liegt  auf  ber  erften  @ilbe,  unb  ber  Drt 
felbft  liegt  im  ©elbernfdjen)  einftma[  mitgenotnmen,  nw  fie  bort  einen  roai^fernen 
^ufj  filr  ifjn  geopfert,  unb  rote  fein  eigener  fdjlimmer  gufj  baburcb,  ge^eilt  fei.  3)Zit 
biejem  flnaben  traf  id)  roteber  jufammen  in  ber  oberften  Jllaffe  be§  ©t)innafmin§,  unb 
al§  roir  im  Spb,ilofopb,ens$oHefliiim  bei  Setter  ©c^aHmeger  neben  einanber  ju  ft^en 
tamen,  ertnnerte  er  mi^  ladjenb  an  jene  9JJirateUerja^tung,  fe|te  aber  bod)  ettt>a§ 
ernfib,aft  b,tnju  :  je|t  ivttrbe  er  ber  TOutters®otte§  etn  ioacf)ferned  ^erj  opfern.  3dj 
fybrte  fpater,  er  ^abe  bamalS  an  einer  ungliieflidien  Siebfcfjaft  laboriert,  unb  enbltt^ 
fam  er  mir  ganj  au§  ben  2hiflen  unb  auS  bem  (Sebaditnifj.  —  3m  3a^re  1819,  a!5  id; 
in  SBonn  ftubierte  unb  einntat  in  ber  ©egenb  von  ©obc^bcrg  am  SR^ein  fpajieren  gitig, 
prte  id)  in  ber  ^erne  bie  roofjlbetannten  ^eoIaar?Sieber,  tuouon  ba§  oorsiiglidjfte  ben 
gebeftnten  SJefvain  b,at:  ,,©elobt  feift  bu,  3)!aria  !"  unb  al§  bie  Sproceffton  natjer  fam, 
bemertte  id)  unter  ben  SBaDfa^rtcrn  metncn  Sd^ulfameraben  mit  feiner  alten  SDhttter. 
SJiefe  filb.rte  i^n.  Gr  aber  fa^  feljr  blaf§  unb  Irani  au3. 

SBerlin,  ben  16.  be§  2Kaimonb§  1822.  •§.  fyt'me." 


Die  ^eimfefyr.  39 


g  flattern  bie 

fingt  im  ^irdjenton  ; 

ift  §u  $dtn  am  9tyeine, 
36  £)a  gefyt  bie  $roceffion. 

3)ie  Gutter  folgt  ber  2ftenge, 
SDen  ©ofm,  £>en  fiif)ret  fie, 
<Sie  fingen  33eibe  tm  6i>ore  : 


2)ie  Gutter  =©otte§ 
3Tragt  ^eut  i^r  6e(te§ 
§eut  ^>at  fie  3SieI  ju  fc^affen, 
24  @g  fommen  btef  Iranfe  Seut'. 

25ie  franlen  Seute  bringen 
^5^r  bar  al§  Dpfertyenb' 
2lu§  2Sac^§  gebilbete  ©lieber, 
28  33ieP  toad^ferne  ^u^'  unb  £>a'nb'. 

Unb  toer  eine  2Bad()§I)anb  opfert, 
2)em  f>eilt  an  ber  £>anb  bie  2Bunb'; 
Unb  ioer  einen  -JBad^fufj  o^fert, 
32  3)  em  ttrirb  ber  $u$  gefunb. 


$eblaar  ging  manner  auf 
QDer  je^o  tan-jt  auf  bem  ©etl, 
©ar  2Jtand^er  fpielt  je|t  bie  Sratfdje, 
36  2)em  bort  lein  finger  l»ar  ^eil. 


S)ie  Gutter  na^m  ein 
Unb  bilbete  brau§  ein 
,,23ring  ba§  ber  Gutter  ©otte§, 
40  SDann  ^eilt  fie  bctnen 


40  ^etncs  (Bebicfyte. 


SDer  ©ofm  nabm  feufjenb  ba§ 
©ing  feufjenb  jum  §eiligenbilb  ; 
2>ie  ^rdne  quiflt  au§  bem  2(uge, 
44  3)a§  SBort  au§  bent  Bergen  quittt  : 


,,35u  ^ocftgebenebeite, 
2)u  reine  ©otteSmagb, 
2)u  ^ontgtn  bed  §tmmel3, 
48  2)ir  fei  mein  Seib  gef  (agt  ! 

„$>$  toofynte  mit  meiner  2Rutter, 
3u  Gotten  in  ber  6tabt, 
2)er  ©tabt,  bie  biele  ^unbert 
52  ^a^eUen  unb  ^ir^en  I>at. 


f,Unb  neben  un§  too^nte  ©retd^en, 

25ie  ift  tobt  je^unb  — 
•IRarie,  bir  bring'  id^t  etn 
56  §eil  bu  metne  §erjen3h)unb'. 


bu  mein  Iranfe§ 
toitt  aud^  fpat  unb  fritb, 

beten  unb  ftngen  : 
60  ©elobt  eiftbu,  2Karie!" 


Iranle  ©o^n  unb  bie  Gutter, 
3)te  fd^Iiefen  im  $timmerlein  ; 
SDa  lam  bie  Gutter =©otte§ 
64  ©anj  leife  gef4>ritten  b,erein. 

<Sie  beugte  fic^  iiber  ben  £ranfen, 
Unb  legte  i^re  £>anb 
©anj  leife  auf  fein  §erje, 
68  Unb  Idd^elte  milb  unb  frfitocmb. 


Die  fjeimfefyr.  41 

$ie  Gutter  fcfyaut  2lffe§  im  Sraume, 
Unb  b,  at  nod)  9Jteb,r  gefrf;  aut  ; 
@ie  ertoacfyte  au^  bem  ©glummer, 
7z  SDie  §unbe  bettten  fo  laitt. 

!iDa  lag  ba^ingeftredet 

unb  3)er  h>ar  tobt  ; 
t'  auf  ben  bletcfyen  2Bangen 
76  25as  tid^te  9Jlorgenrotb,. 


2)ie  Gutter  faltet'  bie  £anbe, 
^^r  h>ar,  fte  touffte  mrf;t  tuie  : 
2lnbarf;tig  fang  fte  leife  : 
80  ,,©elobtfcift  bu,  SKam!" 


bet 


56. 


©cfytoarje  SRocfe,  feibne  ©triimpfe, 
2Beifje,  fyoflicfye  3ftanfrf)etten, 
©anfte  9teben,  Cmtbraffieren  — 
2l^>,  tcenn  fie  nut  §er^en  fatten  ! 


in  ber  Sruft,  unb  Siebe, 
SBarme  Siebe  in  bem  Bergen  - 
2ld^r  mid)  tobtet  ifyr  ©efinge 
8  3Son  erlognen  SiebeSfd^mergen. 

2luf  bie  Serge  toitt  id)  fteigen, 
2Bo  bie  frommen  ^iittan  fte^en, 
2Bo  bie  33ruft  ficfy  frei  erf4)Iie^et, 
12  Unb  bie  freien  Sitfte  toe^en. 

3luf  bie  Serge  Void  icfy  fteigen, 
2Bo  bie  bunleln  SCannen  ragen, 
S3ddt)e  raufd^en,  SSogel  fingen, 
16  Unb  bie  ftoljen  SSoIfen  jagen. 


Hits  bcr  f}ar5reife.  43 

Sebet  tool?!,  ifyr  glatten  ©die, 
©latte  £erren,  glatte  ^rauen ! 
2luf  bie  Serge  toil!  irf>  fteigen, 
Sacfyenb  auf  eua)  nieberfrftauen. 


57. 
9luf  bem  ^arbcnbergc. 

(Steiget  auf,  tfyr  alien  2;rdumc  ! 
Dffne  btcf),  bu 
StebertDonne, 
4  (Stromen  tcunberbar  t>erbor. 

3)ura)  bie  Stannen  tottt  to)  fcfytoeifen, 
SSo  bie  muntre  QueHe  tyringt, 
2Bo  bie  ftoljen  §irfcf)e  toanbeln, 
8  355o  bie  liebe  3)roffel  fingt. 

2tuf  bie  Serge  toill  id)  fteigen, 
2luf  bie  fdjroffen  gelfen^o^n, 
^EBo  bie  grauen  ©cfylofgruinen 
12  ^n  bem  3Jiorgentid)te  ftefyn. 

3)orten  fe§'  ia^  ftttt  mi<f>  nieber 
Unb  gebenfe  alter  $eit, 
Sllter  blii^enber  ©efdE)Iea)ter 
16  Unb  berfunfner 


®ra§  bebecft  je£t  ben 
2Bo  gefd'm^ft  ber  ftolje 
$)er  bie  SBeften  itberiounben 
Unb  be^  $ampfe§  ^Srei§  geirann. 


44  Retries  <8ebtd)te. 

dtyfyeu  ranlt  an  bem  SBalfone, 
2Bo  bte  fcfyone  3)ante  ftanb, 
3)ie  ben  ftoljen  iiberttnnber 
24  3Jtit  ben  Slugen  iibertoanb. 

2lcf> !  ben  (Sieger  unb  bie  ©iegrin 
§at  befiegt  be§  Stobe§  ^>anb  — 
Sener  bilrre  (Senfenritter 
28  ©trerft  itn§  2ltte  in  ben  (Sanb. 


58. 


^d^  bin  bie  ^ringeffin 
Unb  too^ne  im  ^Ifenftein  ; 
^omm  mit  nad>  meinem 
2Bir  tootten  feltg  fein. 


SDein  §au^t  nrill  id^)  bene^en 

metner  flaren  aBett', 
5)u  fottft  beine  ©djmerjen  bergeffen, 
8  2)u  forgenfranfer  ©efell  ! 

^n  meinen  toei^en  Slrnten, 
3ln  meiner  tuei^en  33ruft, 
!£>a  fottft  bu  liegen  unb  trciumen 
12  SSon  alter  SRard^enluft. 

IJcfy  n)itt  bic^)  fiiffen  unb  fyerjen, 
235ie  id^  ge^erjt  unb  gefiifft 
2)en  lieben  ^aifer  §einric(>, 
16  2)er  nun  geftorben  ift. 


Jlus  bcr  £jar5retfe.  45 

@S  bleiben  tobt  bie  £obten, 
Unb  nur  ber  Sebenbige  lebt; 
Unb  id)  bin  fcfyon  unb  bliifyenb, 
2Jtein  ladjenbeS  §erje  bebt. 


$otnm  in  mein  (ScfylofS  ^eruntcr, 
$n  mein  fr^ftattene^  ©c^lofg, 
25ort  tan^en  bie  graulein  unb  fitter, 
24  @§  jubelt  ber 


(§3  raufcfyen  bie  feibenen 
(£3  Hirren  bie  ©fenfporn, 
2)te  $toer9e  trompeten  unb  ^aulen, 
28  Unb  fiebeln  unb  blafen  ba§  £>orn. 


id^  fott  mein  2lrm  umfc^Iingen, 
2Bie  er  ^aifer  £einricfy  umfd^Iang  ;  — 
%&)  fyielt  ii>m  ju  bie  DI>ren, 
32  SCenn  bie  Xrom^et'  erflang. 


e  Horbfcc. 

(\825-\826.) 


Cghltts. 

59. 
9tbetti>biimmerung. 

2lm  blaffen  -BteereSftranbe 

<Sajj  id)  gebanfenbefiimmert  unb  einfam. 

3)ie  ©onne  neigte  fid^  tiefer,  unb  toarf 

©lii^rot^e  ©treifen  auf  ba§  iBaffer, 

Unb  bte  toeijjen,  luetten  SBellen, 

SSon  ber  $lutfy  gebrangt, 

(Sc^dumten  unb  raufd^ten  nafyer  unb  naf>er  — 

©in  feltfam  ©erdufc^,  ein  ^Iuft«rn  unb  $feifen, 

©in  Sad&en  unb  SRurmeln,  ©eufjen  unb  ©aufen, 
ein  h)iegenHeb^eimIi(^e§  ©ingen  — 
toar,  al§  f)6rt'  id^  berfc^oUne  (Sagen, 
12         Uralte,  Iteblid^e 

3)ie  td^  einft  al§ 

3Son  ^ac^bargfinbern  berna^m, 

2Benn  ioir  am  ©ommerabenb 
16         2luf  ben  Strebtoenftetnen  ber  §aust^iir 

3um  ftttten  Grjafylen  nteberfauerten 

3Kit  Ileinen,  ^ord^enben  £erjen 

Unb  neugierflugen  2tugen; 

(48) 


Die  Zforbfee.  47 


20  SBd'fyrenb  bie  grofcen  -IRd'bcfyen 

•fteben  buftenben  23lumentityfen 
©egemiber  am  ^enfter  fajjen, 
Sfofengeftcfyter, 

24  Sd'cfyelnb  unb  monbbegldnjt. 


60. 


£>ie  (Sonnenlid^ter  fpielten 
Uber  ba§  tuettbinrottenbe  9Jieer  ; 
gern  auf  ber  S^^ebe  gld'njte  bag  ©djiff, 
S)a§  mtc^)  jur  §etmat  tragen  fottte  ; 
Slber  e§  fe^Ite  an  gutem  ga^riwtnb, 
Unb  icb,  fa^  nod^  rufttg  auf  toetjjer  2)iine 
2lm  einfamen  ©tranb. 
Unb  ic^  Ia§  ba§  Steb  Dom  Db^ffeue, 
alte,  ba§  etotg  junge  Steb, 
beffen  meerbura^raufc^ten  SBIattem 
3Jttr  freubtg  entgegenftieg 
SDer  Slt^em  ber  ©otter, 
Unb  ber  leucfytenbe  ^enfc^enfr 
Unb  ber  bliifyenbe  §immel  Don 


•JMn  eble§  §erj  begleitete 
SDen  Sob^n  be^  Saerte^,  in  ^rrfafyrt  unb  3)rangfal, 
(Se^t  ]\<fy  mit  tfytn,  feelenbefitmmert, 
2ln  gaftlid^e  £erbe, 
2Bo  ^oniginnen  ^Sur^ur  f^innen, 


48  fjetnes   ©ebicfytc. 

20  Unb  fyalf  ib,m  liigen  unb  gliidlid;  enttinnen 

2lu§  Stiefenfyofylen  unb  -Jtympbenarmen, 
$olgte  ifym  nad;  in  fimmerifd;e  -ftacfyt, 
Unb  in  Sturm  unb  <3d;iffbrud;, 

24  Unb  bulbete  mit  ifym  unfdglid^eS  @Ienb. 

©eufgenb  f^rad^  \3)  :  3)u  bofer 
$)ein  3orn  ift  furdgtbar, 
Unb  tnir  felber  bangt 
28  Db  ber  eignen 


f^rad^  id?  bie  2Borte, 
2)a  fc^dumte  ba§  2)ieer, 
Unb  au§  ben  toeifcen  2Betten  ftieg 
32  3)a§  fd^ilfbefranjte  §au^t  be§  3Jieergott«, 

Unb  fy  ofyntfcb,  rief  er  : 


f,5iird;te  bid;  nid;t, 
3d;  h)ttt  nid)t  im  geringften  gefd^rben 

36  2)ein  arme§  (Sd^tjfd^en, 

Unb  nid)t  bein  liebeg  Seben  bedngft'gen 
3Jiit  affju  bebenflid;em  <Sd;aufeIn. 
3)enn  bu,  ^Soetlein,  ^aft  nie  mid)  erjiirnt, 

40  3)u  ^aft  mir  fein  einjtgeS  3:b,urmd;en  berle^t 

2ln  ^Sriamo§'  b,eiliger  ^efte, 
^ein  einjige^  ^drdjen  F>a[t  bu  berfengt 
21m  2lug'  meineg  ©ob,n§  ^Sol^^emo^ 

44  Unb  bid;  fyat  niemal§  ratb,  enb  befdjii^t 

3)te  ©ottin  ber 


2llfo  rief 
Unb  taud;te  juriicE  in§  3Jieer  ; 


Die  Horbfec.  49 


48  Unb  iiber  ben  groben  @eemann€tm$ 

Sacfyten  unter  bem  SSaffer 
2lm^ttrite,  ba§  blumtoe  ^ifcfytoeib, 
Unb  bie  bummen  Sodjter  be§  9iereu§. 


61. 


3Jteere§[tttte  !     Sfyre  ©trafylen 
•JBirft  bie  ©onne  auf  bag  2Baf)crr 
Unb  im  toogenben  ©efd^meibe 
$iefyt  ba§  ©d^iff  bie  grunen  gurd^en. 

33ei  bem  (Steuer  liegt  ber  33oot§mann 
3tuf  bem  33aud9,  unb  fc^nard^et  leife. 
SBei  bem  ^Jtaftbaum,  fegelflidEenb, 
5lauert  ber  betfyeerte  @df>iff€jung'. 


§interm  <2d§mu^e  feiner  -JBangen 
(S^rii^t  e§  rotf;,  iDe^miit^ig  §ucft  e§ 
Um  ba§  breite  SRaut,  unb  fd^merjlid^ 
©d^aun  bie  grofcen,  fd^onen  Stugen. 


Xenn  ber  $apitan  ftef>t  bor  i^ 
$obt  unb  flurfjt  unb  frfjilt  ifyn  :  ^ 
@)>i^bub'  !  einen  Bering  ^>aft  bu 
16  2lu3  ber  Sonne  mir  gefto^Ien!" 


!  2lu§  ben  SBcttcn 
Berber  ein  flugeS  ^ifdplein, 
2Btirmt  bag  ^obfcf)en  an  ber  @onne, 
^latfc^ert  luftig  mit  bem  ©cfytoanjdjen. 


50  ^etnes   (gebicfytc. 


bie  SDJotoe,  au§  ben  Siiften, 
©d)iefjt  fyerunter  auf  ba§  gil'cfylein, 
Unb  ben  rafcfyen  9faub  im  ©djnabel 
24  ©cb>ingt  fie  fid)  fytnauf  in§  33Iaue. 


62. 
©ccgcfpcnft. 

^d>  aber  lag  am  Stanbe  be§  ©djiffeS, 
Unb  fd)aute,  trdumenben  ^tugei, 
§inab  in  ba§  fpiegelllare  2Baffer, 

4  Unb  fcfyaute  tiefer  unb  tiefer  — 

33i§  tief  im  SfteereSgrunbe, 
2lnfang§  ioie  bdmmernbe  S'iebel, 
Igebocfy  attma^Iid^  farbenbeftimmter, 

8  ^ira^enlu^^el  unb  X^iirme  fid^  geigten, 

Unb  enblicfy,  fonnenflar,  eine  ganje  ©tabt, 
Sntertfyiimlicfy  nieberlanbifd^, 
Unb  menfdpenbelebt. 

12  33ebacb,tige  banner,  fd^irarjbemdntelt, 

2Rit  toei^en  £al§fraitfen  unb  ©^renletten, 
Unb  langen  2)egen  unb  langen  ©efid^tern, 
©c^reiten  iiber  ben  toimmelnben  SJlarft^Ia^ 

16  -ftad:)  bem  tre^en^o^en  S^at^aug, 

9Bo  fteinerne  $aiferbilber 
SBad^t  ^alten  mit  ©center  unb  ©c^loert. 
Unferne,  bor  langen  ^aiiferretfm, 

20  SSo  f^tegelblanfe  $enfter 

Unb  ^ramibifd^  befd^nittene  Sinben, 
2BanbeIn  feibenraufc^enbe  ^ungfern, 


Die   Horbfce.  51 


2eibd;en,  bie  33lumengefid;ter 
24  ©ittfam  umfdjloffen  toon  fcfytoargen 

Unb  fyerborquettenbem  ©olbfyaar. 
Sunte  ©efetten,  in  tyanifdjer  Stradjt, 
©tolgieren  tooriiber  unb  niden. 
28  SBejafyrte  grauen, 

^n  braunen,  berfcfyottnen  ©etoanbern, 
©efangburf)  unb  9tofenlrang  in  ber 
@ilen,  tri^^elnben  (ScfyrittS, 
32  yiafy  bem  gro^en  Some, 

©etrieben  bon  ©locfengelaute 
Unb  raufcfyenbem  Drgelton. 


felbft  ergreift  be§  femen 
©e^eimni§t)otler  (Scatter  ! 
UnenbUc^e§  ©e^nen,  tiefe 
33efd)Ietc^t  mein 
9)iem  laum 
9JJir  ift,  al§  toiirben  feme  2Bunben 
23on  lieben  St^en  aufgeJiifjt, 
Unb  ttjaten  toieber  bluten,  — 


2)ie  lang  unb  langfam  nieberfattn 
2luf  etn  alteS  §au§,  bort  unten 
3n  ber  tiefen  ^eerftabt, 
5Iuf  ein  alteg  ^o^gegiebelte§  ^au^, 
elan(|olifi|  menfrf)enleer  ift, 
baf§  am  untern  ^enfter 


2)  en  Rotf  auf  ben  2trm  geftu^t, 
52  2Bie  ein  arme§,  bergeffeneg  ^inb  — 

Unb  id?  fenne  bid),  arme^  bergeffeneg 


52  f)eincs  (Sebicbte. 

@o  tief,  meertief  alfo 

SSerftedEteft  bu  bier;  bor  mir 
56  2lu§  finbtfrfjer  £aune, 

Unb  fonnteft  ntcfyt  mefyr  berauf, 

Unb  fajjeft  fremb  unter  frembcn  ?euten, 

3>aljrl?unberte  long, 
60  3)erft>etlen  i<f>r  bie  ©eele  bott  ©ram, 

2litf  ber  gangen  6rbe  bicfy  fud^te, 

Unb  immer  bid)  fucfyte, 

2)u  ^mmergeliebte, 
64  3)u  Sangftberlorene, 

2)u  ©nblid^gefunbene  — 

^56^  fyab  bid)  gefunben  unb  fd^auc  toieber 

2)ein  fu§e§  ©eftdjt, 
68  SDie  flugen,  ireuen  2lugen, 

®a§  (tebe  Sdc^eln  — 

Unb  ntmmer  toiU  id^  bid^  toieber  berlaffen, 

Unb  tcfy  fomme  ^tnab  ju  btr. 
Ti  Unb  tnit  au§gebretteten  Slrmen 

©tiirj'  id^)  ^itnab  an  bein  £>er$  — 


Slber  jiir  red?ten 
©rgriff  mtd^  beim  gufe  ber 
76  Unb  jog  midj  bom  ©cfiipranb, 

Unb  rtef,  argerlicr)  ladienb  : 
,SDoftor,  ftnb  @ie  be§  Xeufels?" 


Die  Horbfee.  53 


Cuklus. 

*o 
— «o» 

TO  otto  :  XenopJ>on»    HnabaftS,  IV.,  7. 

63. 


palatial 
(get  mir  gegritfct,  bu  etrngeS  -jJleer  ! 
(Set  mir  gegriijjt  jefyntaufenbmal 
2lu§  jaud^jenbem  §er3en/ 
2Bie  einft  bid^  begrii^ten 
3e^ntaufenb  ©rtedjenfyerjen, 
Ungliicfbefdm^fenbe,  ^eimatberlangenbe, 
2Belt6eruf)tnte 


@g  toogten  bie  ^lut^en, 

@ie  tuogten  unb  Brauften, 

2)ie  <5onne  gofg  eilig  ^erunter 
12  £)ie  fptelenben  9tof  en  lifter, 

S)ie  aufgefd^eud^ten  SJtotoenjuge 

glatterten  fort,  lautfc^reienb, 

@g  ftampften  bie  9loffe,  e§  Ilirrten  bie  ©djilbe, 
16  Unb  tt)eitf)in  erfd^oU  e§  h)ie  <Siege€ruf  : 


<Sei  mir  gegrii^t,  bu  etoigeS  3Jieer, 
2Bie  <S^rad)e  ber  £eimat  raufd^t  mir  bein  -JBaffer, 


54  £>eines  (Sebicfyte. 

20  2Bie  5£rd'ume  ber  ^inbfyeit  fefy'  id)  e§  flimmern 

2luf  beinem  toogenben  23etfengebiet, 
Unb  alte  ©rinnrung  erjd^It  mir  aitf§  9teue 
SBon  ad  bem  lieben,  fyerrlid;en  (S^ieljeug, 

24  3?tm  att'  ben  bltnfenben  2Betf>natf;t§gaben, 

3Son  aU'  ben  rotten  ^orallenbdumen, 
©olbfifcfycfyen,  ^Berlen  unb  bunten 
2)ie  bu  ge^eimnigbott 

28  3>ort  unten  tm  flaren 


0,  nne  ^ab'  irf;  gefrf)marf;tet  in  ober  ^rembe  ! 
©leid;  einer  toelfen  SBIume 
^n  be§  S3otanifer§  bled;erner  ^a^fel, 

32  Sag  mir  ba§  ^erj  in  ber  Sruft. 

9Jiir  ift,  al§  fa^  id)  tointerlange, 
@tn  tranter,  in  bunfler  ^ranfenftube, 
Unb  nun  berlaff  id)  fie  plo^lid;, 

36  Unb  blenbenb  ftrablt  mir  entgegen 

2)er  fmaragbene  grueling,  ber  fonnengetoedte, 
Unb  e§  raufd;en  bie  h>ei^en  Sliit^enbdume, 
Unb  bie  jungen  SBlumen  fd;auen  mid)  an 

40  9Jiit  bunten,  buftenben  2lugen, 

Unb  e§  buftet  unb  fummt  unb  at^met  unb  ladjt, 
Unb  im  blauen  ^immel  ftngen  bie  3S6gIein  — 


44  Xu  ta^fereS 

SBie  oft,  toie  bitteroft 

SBebrangten  bid;  be§  3^orben€  SBarbarinnen! 

2lu§  grofjen,  fiegenben  2(ugen 
48  @d;offen  fie  brennenbe 


Die  Hoibfcc.  55 

3Jitt  frummgefcfylijfenen  2Borten 

SDrobten  fie  mir  bie  Sruft  gu  flatten ; 

SKit  teilfcfyriftbiUettg  jerfrfilugen  fie  mir 
52  £>ag  arme,  betdubte  ©efyirn  — 

33ergebeng  fyielt  id?  ben  ©d^ilb  entgegen, 

2)ie  ^Jfeile  jifc^ten,  bie  §iebe  frarfjten, 

Unb  toon  be^  9?orben§  Sarbarinnen 
56  2Barb  i^  gebrangt  bi§  an§  2Reer  — 

Unb  frei  aufat^menb  begrii^'  id)  bag  Steer, 

3)a§  liebe,  rettenbe  Sfteer, 

Mulatto! 


64. 


2lm  9Jleer,  am  luuften,  ndcfttlic^en  3Keer 
©tebt  ein  ^iingling^SJiann, 
®te  Sruft  bott  SSe^mutb,  bag  §au^t  toott  Bi 
Unb  mit  biiftern  Sippen  fragt  er  bie  SSogen  : 

,,D  loft  mir  ba§  SRat&fel  beg  Sebeng, 
SDag  qualbott  uralte  Stat^fel, 
2Boriiber  fd£>on  manege  ^aupter  gegriibelt, 
§au))ter  in  ^ierogl^^enmii^en, 
§tiupter  in  Durban  unb  fcf)tDarjem  33arett, 
^eriidenf)du^ter  unb  taufenb  anbre 
Strme,  fd^roitjenbe  2Renfd^ 
(Sagt  mir,  it>ag  bebeutet  ber 
2Bober  ift  er  fommen?  2Bo  ge^t  er 
2Ber  toofynt  bort  oben  auf  golbenen  ©temen? 


56 


(5§  munneln  bie  SBogen  ifyr  eto'geS  ©emurtnel, 
16  63  toefyet  ber  SSinb,  e§  fliefyen  bie  2Bolfen, 

@3  blinfen  bie  ©terne  gleid)giiltig  unb  fait, 
Unb  ein  -ftarr  toartet  auf  2lnttoort. 


65. 
©ccfroitf^cit. 


)e  grauen 

©enfen  fic^>  tiefer  fyinab  auf  ba§  3Jleer, 
3)a§  tfynen  bunfel  entgegenfteigt, 
4  Unb  jtmfcfyenburcf)  jagt  ba§  @(f)iff. 

©eefranl  fiij'  id^  noc^  immer  am  3)ta[t6aum 
Unb  mad^e  Setrac^tungen  iiber  tnicfy  felber, 
Uralte,  afd^graue  33etrad)tungen, 
8  £)te  fc^on  ber  SSater  Sotfy  gemad^t, 

21I§  er  be§  ©uten  ju  3Siel  genoffen, 
Unb  ficfy  nad;^er  fo  itbel  befanb. 
9Jlitunter  ben!'  id;  aud;  alter  ©efd;id;ten  : 

12  SSie  Ireujbejeic^nete  $ilger  ber  33orjeit 

2luf  ftiirmifd;er  -Jfteerfafyrt  ba§  troftreid^e 
2)er  fyeiligen  ^jiingfrau  glaubig  fiiffteu  ; 
2Bie  Iranfe  fitter,  in  folder  (Seenotf), 

16  S)en  lieben  §anbfd;uf>  ifyrer  2)ame 

2ln  bie  2i)3^en  prefften,  gleid;  getroftet  - 
^d;  aber  fi£e  unb  !aue  berbrie^Iid; 
GHnen  alien  Bering,  ben  falgigen  Crofter 

20  ^n  ^a^enjammer  unb  £unbetriibfal  ! 


Die  Horbfcc.  57 

Unterbeffen  fcimpft  bag  ©rfnff 
ber  toilben,  toogenben  ^lutfy  ; 

SBie'n  baumenbeS  <2d;lad;tr0f3,  fteUt  e§  fid;  jefct 
24  2luf  ba§  §intertfyeil,  baf§  ba<3  ©teuer  frad^t, 

^e^t  ftiirjt  e§  fo^fiiber  toieber  t)inab 

^n  ben  fyeulenben  2Bafferf<f)Iunb, 

Sann  tnieber,  hue  forglo§  Itebematt, 
28  5Denft  eg  ftd)  Iiinjulegen 

3ln  ben  fcfytoarjen  33ufen  ber  9tiefenh)eHe, 

3)ie  tnacfytig  ^eranbrauft, 

Unb  ^Ib^Ii^,  ein  toiifter  SReertoa 
32  ^n  toei^em  ©eMiifel  jufammenftiirjt 

Unb  mic^)  felbft  mit  <5d;aum  bebedft. 


©dbtuanfen  unb  ©rfjtoeben  unb  @d;aufeln 
^ft  itnertraglid;  ! 
36  SSergebeng  fpaF)t  mein  2luge  unb  fud§t 

3)ie  beutfcfye  ^iifte.    2)0^,  ad;  !  nur  2Baffer, 
Unb  abermals  2Baffer,  beit>egte§  2Saffer! 


ber  SBintertoanbrer  be§  2tbenb§  fid)  fe^nt 
40  yia.3)  einer  toarmen,  innigen  2^affe  Sfyee, 

@o  fe^nt  fid;  je^t  mein  £erj  nad;  bir, 

SRein  beutfd>e§  SSaterlanb  ! 

5Kag  immerbin  betn  filler  Soben  bebedt  fein 
44  3JUt  SBa^nfinn,  §ufaren,  fd)Ied)ten  3Serfen 

Unb  laulig  biinnen  Xraltatd;en  ; 

3Jiogen  immer^in  beine  $sbta$ 

Wit  9tofen  fid;  maften,  ftatt  mit  Sifteln  ; 
48  ^Jiogen  immerfyin  beine  noblen  2(ffen 

^n  miifjigetn  ^3u|  fid;  borne^m  f^reijen, 


58  ^eincs  (Sebicfjte. 


•Unb  ficfy  befjer  biinfen,  aU  aU  ba§  anbre 
Sknaufifcfy  fcfytoerfyintoanbelnbe  ^ornbiefy  ; 

52  2Kag  immerfyin  beine  ©dinecfentoerfammlung 

©icfy  fiir  unfterblicfy  fatten, 
2Beil  fie  fo  langfam  baFjinfriecfit, 
Unb  mag  fte  taglic^)  ©ttmmen  fatnmeln, 

56  Db  ben  2Raben  be§  ^afe§  ber  ^afe  ge^ort? 

Unb  nocfy  lange  3eit  in  33eratf>ung  gte^n, 
SOSie  man  bie  d'gtypttfcfyen  ©d^afe  bereble, 
2)amit  it>re  SSoHe  ftd^  beffre 

60  Unb  ber  §irt  fte  fd^eren  fonne  toie  2tnbrc, 

D^n'  Unterfd^ieb  - 
lymmerfyin,  mag  2:^orl>eit  unb  Unred&t 
2)idb  gang  bebecfen,  o  3!)eutfc6Ianb! 

64  Sdf>  febne  mic^  bennoc^)  nacfy  bir  : 

2)enn  h>enigften§  bift  bu  bodj  fefte^  2anb. 


66. 


SSie  auf  bem  gelbe  bie  SSei^enbalmen, 
(So  ioadbfen  unb  toogen  im  2Renfd^engetft 
3)ie  ©ebanlen. 

Slber  bie  jarten  ©ebanlen  ber  Siebe 
©inb  ioie  luftig  bajtotfcfyenbliifyenbe 
unb  blaue  SBIumen. 


unb  blaue  Slumen  ! 
miirrifd^e  ©c^nitter  bertoirft  eud;  al3 
glegel  jerbrefd^en  eudE)  bobnenb^ 


Die  Horbfee.  59 

(Sogar  ber  fyablofe  2Banbrer, 

SDen  eu'r  2(nblic?  ergb$t  unb  erquicft, 
12  Scfyiittelt  ba§  §aupt, 

Unb  nennt  euc^>  fcfyoneS  llnfraut. 

2l6er  bie  Idnblid^e  ^ungfrait, 

2)ie  ^rdnjelrtnbertn, 
1 6  SSere^rt  eucfy  unb  ^fliirft  eud^, 

Unb  fcfymiirft  mtt  euc^  bie  fd^onen  Sodfen, 

Unb  alfo  gejiert  etlt  fie  jum  Xanj^la^, 

2Bo  ^Pfeifen  unb  ©eigen  lieblid)  ertonen, 
20  Dber  jur  ftitten  Sud^e, 

2So  bie  (Stimme  beg  Siebfien  nox^)  Ueblid^er  tont, 

2ll§  ^feifen  unb  ©eigen. 


2lntjang  dltcrcr  (Befctcfytc. 

(\B\6-  \ 


,CrarnnbHbtrn, 


67. 
$>eutfcf)Iunb. 

Gin  Iraum. 
(1819.) 

n  ber  !£f>ort)eit  !  traume  immer, 
SBenn  btr'S  §erg  im  Sufen  fd^lDtttt  ; 
35o$  im  Seben  furfye  mmmer 
2>eine§  Xraumeg  (Sbenbtlb  ! 

@inft  ftanb  id^  in  fcfyonen  SCagen 
Sluf  bem  ^od()ften  33erg  am  9i^ein  ; 
3)eutfd^Ianb§  ©auen  bor  mir  Iagenx 
Sliifyenb  ^ett  im  (Sonnenfc^em. 

Unten  murmelten  bie  2Bogen 


©iifje  2l^nungsfc^auer  gogen 
12  ©d^meic^elnb  in  mem  §er$  ^inein. 

(60) 


dltcrcr  (SeMcfyte.  61 


je|t  beim  ©ang  ber  2Sogen,- 
$lingt  toiel  anbre  -BWobei  : 
©djoner  £raum  ift  langft  berflogen, 
1  6  ©cfyoner  SBafm  brad^)  langft  entjtoei. 

©d^au'  id)  je|t  Don  meinem  33erge 
^n  ba§  battle  Sanb  f)inab, 
©e^'  tc(>  nur  em  3Sol!Iein  3^er9e 
20  &riecf>enb  auf  ber  9ftte[en  ©rab. 

nrfjen  gef>n  in  ©eibe, 


©<^ur!en  tragen 
24  ©olbner  briiften  ftd?  al§  §erm. 

9?ur  ein  ©pottbilb  auf  bie  2tf>nen 
3ft  ba§  3SoI!  im  beutfc^en  ^leib; 
SDenn  bie  alien  Stocfe  ma^nen 
28  ©cfymerjlid:)  an  bie  alte  $eit. 

2Bo  bie  ©itte  unb  bie  £ugenb 
^Brunllo§  gingen  §anb  in 
2Bo  mit  G^rfurc^tfc^eu  bie 
32  S5or  bem  ©reifenalter  ftanb  ; 

2Bo  fein  Bungling  feinem 
3Jlobefeufjer  borgeliigt  ; 
2Bo  lein  n)t^ige§  S)efp6trf)en 
36  3fteineib  in  ©^ftem  gefiigt  ; 

2Bo  ein  §anbjcf)Iag  me^r  al§  ©ibe 
Unb  ^otarienafte  h)ar, 
2Bo  ein  2Rann  im  ©ifenfleibe, 
40  Unb  ein  £erj  im  2ftanne  luar.  — 


62  ^etnes  (SeMcfyte. 

Unfre  ©artenbeete  fye'gen 
£aufenb  53  lumen  tounberfein, 
©djtoelgenb  in  be§  33oben§  <Segen, 
44  Sinb  umfpielt  bom  (Sonnenfdjein. 

£)od)  bie  atterfcfyonfte  Slume 
SBliifyet  unfren  SBeeten  nie, 
@ie,  bie  einft  im  2(ltertfyume 
48  ©elbft  auf  ftarrem 


©ie  auf  falter  23erge3fefte 
3Jldnner  mit  ber  ©tfenfyanb 
^flegten  al§  ber  S3Iumen  befte  — 
52  ©aftli^leit  toirb  fie  genannt. 

SSanbrer,  fteige  nimmer 
ber  I)o^en  SBurg  i>inan  ; 
(Statt  ber  gaftlic^  toarmen 
56  ^alte  SBanbe  bid^  em!pfa^n. 


bem  ffiarttburm  blaft  fein 
gaflbriic!'  rottt  ^erab; 
2)enn  ber  S3urg^err  unb  ber  SBdd^ter 
60  ©djlummern  langft  im  fii^len  ©rab. 

$n  ben  bunleln  ©drgen  ru^en 
bie  ^rauen  minnei>olb  ; 
f>egen  fola)e  3:rui)en 
64  9teicfyern  @d^a^  benn  >^erl'  unb  ©olb. 


fc^auern  ba  bie  Sufte 
SOBie  toon  2Rinnefanger{)auo;  ; 
$)enn  in  biefe  ^eil'gen  ©riifte 
68  (Stieg  bie  fromme  2Rinne  aucr). 


dltercr  <£>ebicfyte.  63 


gttmr  cmcfe,  unfre  25amen  preif  id), 
3)enn  fie  bliifyen  tote  ber  3JZat, 
Sieben  audji,  unb  iiben  fleijjig 
,  <5ti(fen,  SRalerei. 


©ingen  aucf)  in  fiifeen  3tdumen 
5Bon  ber  alten  Sieb'  unb  Streu, 
greiltci^  jtoeifelnb  im  ©e^eimen, 
76  Db  ba§  5Rdrd^en  moglic^)  fei. 


llnfre  9Jiiitter  einft  erfannten, 
©innig,  ioie  bie  Ginfalt  ^flegt, 
2)af<3  ben  frf)6nften  ber  jDemanten 
80  -iftur  ber  SJIenfd^  im  S3ufen  trdgt. 

©anj  ntd^t  au§  ber  2lrt  gefd^Iagen 
@tnb  bie  Hugen  Xbc^terlein  ; 
2)enn  bie  $raun  in  unfern  Xagen 
84  Sieben  auc^  bie  Gbelftein'  ! 


$ort,  ib,r  SBilber  frf)5nrer 
•JBeicfyt  juriirf  in  eure  9^arf)t! 
2Bec!t  nid^t  me^r  bie  eitle  $(age 
Urn  bie  3«it,  bie  un§  berfagt  ! 


64  £)eines  <8e6tcfyte. 


68. 


2)te  bu  bift  fo  fcfybn  unb  rein 
2BunnetooHe§  -IRagebein, 
!l)einem  3)ienfte  gan§  allein 
mem  Seben 


Seine  fii^en  Slugelein 

©lanjen  ntilb  tote 

§ette  ^ofenltc&ter  ftreun 

8  2)eine  rotten  2BangeIein. 

Unb  au§  beinem  -Jftunbcfyen  flein 
SBIinffl  ^erttor  ttne  ^erlenret^n; 
3)od^  ben  fd^onften  ©belftein 
12  §egt  bein  ftitter  SBufenfcfyrein. 


Sllinne  mag  e§  fein, 
mtr  brang  in§  §erj  ^inetn, 
31I§  ic^i  tneilanb  fd)aute  bein, 
16  SBunnebotteS  3D^agebein! 


dltcrer  (Bebidjte.  65 


n 


69. 


9Jiutter  jum  SBienelein  : 
itt  bid;  toor  ^erjenfcfyein!" 
®oc^  toad  bie  SWutter  f^ric^t, 
33ienelein  ad^tet  nid^t  ; 


um§  Sicfyt 
©d^ittirret  mit  @unisfum=fu 
§ort  ntc^t  bie  Gutter  f  cfyrein 
,f33tenelein  !   Sienelein!" 


Slut,  totteS  53Iut, 
in  bie  ^lammenglutl;, 
Xreibt  in  bie  $lamm'  ^inein, 
33ienelein!" 


'©  flacfert  nun  licfyterrotfj, 
glamme  gab  ^lammentob.  — 
,,£iit  bic^  bor  SJidgbeletn, 
16  ©ofynelein!   ©o^nelein!" 


66  fjetnes  <gebid}te. 


,,S0tuttm/ 


70. 
projeftterte  rcnfmnl 

ju  grantfurt  am  SKain. 

ju,  ifyr  beutfcfyen  banner,  9Jtdbcfyen, 
Unb  f ammelt  <Subf!ribenien  unberbroffen ! 
^ranffurt^  33etoo^ner  ^aben  jetjt  befd^Iofjen, 
(Sin  S^renbenfmal  ©oetF>en  ju  erbauen. 

,,3ur  9Jlef§5eit  h)irb  ber  frembe  Cramer  fd^auen/' 
(So  benfen  fte,  —  ,,baf§  fair  be§  3Jiann§  ©enofien, 
2)af§  unferm  Soben  fold^e  33Ium'  entfproffen, 
Unb  bltnblingS  toirb  man  un§  tm  §anbel  trauen." 

0,  lafft  bem  S)i<f)ter  fetne  Sorberreifer, 
^r  ^anbeldfyerrn !  Se^altet  euer  ©elb. 
@in  3)enfmal  ^at  fw^  ©oet^e  felbft  gcfc^t. 

^n  SKinbeln  iwar  er  einft  eudj  na^> ;  bocfy  je^t 
SCrennt  eud^  toon  ©oetfye  cine  ganje  SBelt, 
,  bie  ein  $luf<llem  trennt  bom 


dltercr  (Se&tcfyte.  67 


71. 

©cfydne,  fyeKe,  golbne  ©terne, 
©riifct  bte  Siebfte  in  ber  $erne, 
(Sagt,  bafg  id}  nod^  immer  fei 
^erjefran!  unb  bletdj  unb  treu. 


72. 

^reunbfdjaft,  2iebe,  (Stein  ber  2Seifen, 
$)iefe  JDreie  ^ort'  ic§  ^reifen, 
Unb  icfy  ^)rie§  unb  fud^te  fie, 
2l&er,  a4> !  id^>  fanb  fie  nie. 


68  ^eines  ©ebtdjte. 


73. 

^n  ben  $iiffen  toelcfye  2tige! 
SBelcfc,  e  -JBomte  in  bent  ©djetn ! 
2ldfj,  tote  fiifj  tft  ba§  Setriigen, 
(Stiver  ba§  Setrogenfetn ! 

Stebd^en,  h)te  bu  bid)  aucfy  toe^reft, 
2Bei^  td^  bod),  toa§  bu  erlaubft! 
©lauben  toiff  td^,  h)a§  bu  fc^tooreft, 
©cfytooren  iuttt  td^,  toa§  bu  glaubft. 


74. 

^a,  greunb,  b,ter  unter  ben  2inben 
^annft  bu  betn  ^erj  erbaun, 
§ter  fannft  bu  beifammen  finben 
3)te  aHerfd^onften  graun. 


@te  bIiiF>n  fo  t^olb  unb  nttnntg 
^m  farbigen  ©etbengetoanb  ! 
6tn  3^t4)ter  b,  at  fte  ftnnig 
2BanbeInbe  Slumen  genannt. 


dltcrer  <£>ebidte.  69 


SBeldj  fcb,  one  geberb,  iite  ! 

fcb,  one  £urfenfb,ah>l3! 
SBelcb,  fcb,  one  3SangenBIiit{>e! 
fd^ouer 


arts 

bis  1830. 


75. 

id?  bid^  Itebe,  o 
ift  btr  too^Ibefannt. 
SSenn  ic^  mit  3"^^^  bify  fiittre, 
@o  lecfft  bu  mtr  bie 


2)u  toittft  aud^  nur  ein  §unb  fcin, 
Unb  toittft  ntcfy  t  f  c^einen  tne^r  ; 
3ttt'  meine  iibrtgen  ^reunbe 
SSerfteEen  ftd^  ju  febr. 


Hcucr 

(J828— \85\.) 


(Sin  gt^tenboum  flefit  einfatn 


<5r  tr&umt  con  einer  spaltne 
2)ie  fem  ---- 


76. 


^n  ©emalbes@aleneen 
©ie^ft  bu  oft  bag  S3ilb  be§ 
2>er  jum  ^am^fe  hjottte  jie^en, 
2BoIjIbeh>efyrt  mit  ©d^tlb  unb  Sanj. 


i^n  necfen  Slmoretten, 
Slauben  Sanje  i^m  unb  ©c^toett, 
iBtnben  tljn  tnit  33Iumenletten, 
3Bie  er  audj  fi^>  miirrif^ 


60  in  fyolben  ^inbemiffen 

d^  mid)  tnit  Siift  unb  2eib 
SBafyrenb  Slnbre  lam^fen  miiffen 
^n  bem  grofeen  ^ampf  ber  3eit. 

(70) 


Heiicr     rultng.  71 


77. 

n  bent  SSalbe  tyriefjt  unb  grunt 
t  jungfrdulicb,  luftbellommen  ; 

bie  @onne  lacfyt  fyerunter: 
ganger  #rufy  ling  fei  totttfommen  ! 


td^  frf^on  { 
2Bie  bu  floteft  felig  triibe, 
©cfylucfcjenb  langgejogne  ^one, 
Unb  bein  Steb  ift  lauter  Siebe  ! 


78. 

©e!ommen  ift  ber  SJiaie, 
2)ie  Slumen  unb  33dume 
tlnb  burd)  bte  §immel^blaue 
2)te  roftgen  SSoIfen  gte^n. 

2)te  Stad^ttgatten  ftngen 
§erab  au§  ber  laubtgen  $ofy, 
2)te  toei^en  Sdmnter  f^rtngen 
^m  toeic^en  griinen  ^lee. 

^jd^  fann  mdr)t  ftngen  unb  fprtngen 
%<$  liege  fran!  im 
$jrf;  bore  ferne§ 

trdumt,  id^1  ioeip  nid^t 


79. 

Seife  jie^t  burcb,  mein  ©emu'tl) 
Steblid^eg  ©eldute, 
^Itnge,  HetneS  griib,  Iing§Iieb, 
binau»  in§  -JBette. 


72 


§  an  ba§ 
3Bo  bie  33lumen  fprtefcen. 
SBenn  bu  eine  3fofe  fcfyauft, 
Sag,  icfy  laff'  fie  grii^en. 


80. 

3)er  ©^metterltng  ift  in  bte  9tofe  berliebt, 
Umflattert  fie  taufenbmal, 
^ji>n  felber  aber  golbig  gart 
Umflattert  ber  Ite&enbe  Sonnenftra^I. 


i,  in  toen  ift  bie  S^ofe  berliebt? 
tuiifft'  id^  gar  gu  gern. 
3>ft  e§  bie  fingenbe  9fJadE)ttgatt  ? 
^ft  e§  ber  fcfytoeigenbe  3lbenbftern? 

^5<i)  toei^  nirf)  t,  in  toen  bie  3tofe  berliebt  ; 
^d^  aber  lieb'  eucfy  aE'  : 
3lofe,  (Sd^metterling,  ©onnenftraf)!, 
2lbenbftern  unb 


81. 

3)ie  blauen 
©c^aun  au§  bem 

finb  bie  lieben  SSeild^en, 
id)  gum  ©traii^  erfor. 


^d^  pfliicfe  fie  unb  benfe, 
Unb  bie  ©ebanlen  aft', 
25ie  mir  im  £erjen  feufjen, 
6ingt  laut  bte 


Heuer     ruling.  73 


%a,  h>a§  idj>  benfe,  ftngt  fie 
2autfd)mettentb,  baf§  e§  fd)attt  ; 
SRein  jartUdjeS  ©efyeimni§ 
fc^on  ber  ganje  2Balb. 


82. 

beinen  blauen  2lugen 
^t  bu  mid)  Ueblidj  an, 
toarb  mir  fo  traumenb  gu  @inne, 
'•*  id;  nid)t  f^red;en  fann. 


3tn  betne  blauen  2lugen 
©ebenf '  id;  attertoartg :  - 
©in  5Reer  toon  blauen  ©ebanlen 
©rgie^t  fid)  iiber  mein 


83. 


SBie  be3  5)tonbe§  3lbbilb  jittert 
^n  ben  toilben  5CReere§it)ogen, 
Unb  er  felber  ftiH  unb  fid^er 
SSanbelt  an  bent  £>immel§bogen  : 


3llfo  toanbelft  bu,  ©eliebte, 
unb  fid)er,  unb  e§  jittett 
bein  3lbbilb  mir  im  ^erjen, 
mein  eigne§  §er^  erfd;uttert. 


74  l}eines  (Sebtcfyte. 

84. 

$)er  33rief,  ben  bu  gefcfyrieben, 
6r  macfyt  micfy  gar  nicfyt  bang  ; 
$u  toiflft  mic$  nicfyt  mefyr  lieben, 
4  SIBer  betn  SBrief  tft  long. 


©etten,  eng  unb 
fleine§  9Jianuffri^t  ! 

frf>ret6t  nid)t  fo 
2Benn  man  ben  3lbfc^teb  giebt. 


85. 

(Sterne  mit  ben  golbnen 
2BanbeIn  broben  bang  unb  fact, 

fie  nic^t  bte  6rbe  toecfen, 
ba  fdplaft  im  ©cfyofc  ber 


fte^>n  bie  ftummen  SBalber, 
Slatt  em  gruneg  O^r! 
Unb  ber  Serg,  h)te  trdumenb  ftrecft  er 
(Semen  ©dljattenarm  Berber. 


tt>a§  rief  bort?  ^n  metn 
£)rtngt  ber  S:one  3Bteberi>att. 
2Sar  eg  ber  ©eltebten  ©timme, 
Dber  nur  bie  9tad;tigatt? 


U832— J839.) 


86. 

r  id?  in  bem  2Balb  be§  2lbenb3, 
^n  bem  trdumerifcfyen  SBalb, 
^mmer  toanbelt  mir  jur  ©eite 
2)etne  jartltdbe  ©eftalt. 

3ft  e§  nid^t  bein  toetfjer  ©deleter? 
giid)t  bein  fanft 
Dber  ift  e§  nur  ber 

£annenbun!el  bric^t? 


<Sinb  e§  meine  eignen  Sfyranen, 
2)ie  idp  leife  rinnen  fyor'? 
Dber  gei>ft  bu,  Siebfte, 
SBeinenb  neben  mir  einfyer? 


87. 

3ln  bem  ftitten  5Reere§ftranbe 
^ft  bie  9^arf)t  ^eraufgejogen, 
Unb  ber  3Jionb  brid;t  au§  ben  2Bol!en, 
Unb  e§  fUiftert  au3  ben  SSogen: 

(T6) 


76  Seines  (gebicfyte. 


-Kenfrf)  bort,  ift  er  narrifd), 
Dber  ift  er  gar  berliebet? 
SDenn  er  fdjaut  fo  triib  unb  Better, 
Better  unb  §ugleidj>  betriibet." 

SDod;  ber  SOfonb,  ber  ladit  fyerunter, 
Unb  tnit  Better  ©timme  fyxifyt  er  : 
,,^ener  ift  berliebt  unb  narrif4>, 
Unb  nod)  obenbrein  ein 


§  ragt  in§  sIReer  ber  9hmenftein, 
fi^'  id)  mit  meinen  £rtiumen. 
^feift  ber  3Binb,  bie  3Jiotoen  frf>rein, 
e  SBetten,  bie  toanbern  unb  fd^dumen. 


geliebt  mancf) 
Unb  manc^en  guten  ©efeQen  - 
aBo  finb  fie  ^in?  @§  ^feift  ber  SSinb, 
@§  fcfyaumen  unb  toanbern  bie  2Bellen. 


89. 


%<fy  bin  nun  fiinfunbbreifjtg  ^af)r'  alt, 
Unb  bu  bift  fiinfjefyniafyrig  laum  .  .  . 
D  'Stnn'q,  ioenn  id^  bid;  betrad>te, 
@rn)arf;t  in  mir  ber  alte  Sraum! 


Perfcfyiebene.  77 


<SaI)  id)  ein  SRabcfyen,  tounberbar 
3>ir  afmlicfy  an  ©eftalt  unb  2Befen> 
2lud)  trug  fie  gang  toie  bu  ba3 


gefy'  auf  Uniberfitaten, 
ju  i^r,  ic^)  lomm'  guritrf 
eit,  ertoarte  nteiner.  — 
<5ie  f^rad^  :  ,,®u  bift  mein  einj'ge§ 


i  ^afyre  f^on  ^att'  ic^)  ^Sanbeften 
©tubtert,  als  id)  am  erften  9ftai 
3u  ©ottingen  bie  5?arf)ric^t  fyorte, 

meine  Sraitt  berma^Iet  fei. 


§  tear  am  erften  3Jtai!  ©er 
lac^enb  grim  burd^  ^elb  unb 
£)te  SSogel  fangen,  unb  e^  freute 
<5icf)  jeber  SBurm  tm  (Sonnenftrafyl 


%&)  aber  tourbe  blaf§  unb 
Unb  meine  ^rafte  nafymen  ab  ; 
®er  Itebe  ©ott  nur  !ann  e§  toiffen, 
2Ba§  id)  be§  ^Kac^tg  gelitten  fyab'. 


genal.    ^Jieine  ©efunbfyeit 
^ft  je^t  fo  ftar?  toie'n  @id>enbaum  .  .  . 
D  3>ennty,  toenn  id^  bic^  betradjte, 
in  mir  ber  alte  Straum! 


78  fjetnes   (Bebicfyte. 


90. 


gelbe  Saub  erjittert, 
@3  fatten  bie  flatter  fyerab,  — 
2td;,  2lHe3,  h>a§  ^olb  unb  lieblid;, 
SBertoelft  unb  finft  tn§  ©rab. 


3)ie  SOSi^fel  be§  SOBalbeS  umflimtnert 
(Sin  f  d^mersltcf)er  ©onnenfc^ein  ; 
tnogen  bie  le^ten  $uf)e 
fd^eibenben  (5ommer§  fein. 


ift,  al§  mufft'  id)  toeinen 
tiefftem  §erjen§grunb  ; 
Silb  erinnert  mid)  toteber 
2ln  unfre  2lbfrf;iebgftunb'. 

3$  muffte  bid;  toerlafjen, 
^d;  hwffte,  bu  fturbeft  balb! 
^d;  h)ar  ber  fd;etbenbe  ©ommer, 
2)u  toarft  ber  fterbenbe 


79 


0  m  a  n  $ 1  n. 


91. 


©ne  ftarfe  fdjtoarje  SBarle 
<5egelt  trauerbott  bafyin. 
2)te  bermummten  unb  berftummten 
Seid^en^uter  fi|en  brin. 


£obter  2)id^ter,  fiitte  Itegt  er, 
9Jtttent&Iojjtem2lngefic&t; 
(Seine  blauen  2lugen  f(f)auen 
oc^>  jum 


ber  £iefe  flmgt'g,  alg  riefe 
(Sine  franfe  ^ijenbraut, 
Unb  bie  SBetten,  fie  jerfd^ellen 
2tn  bem  ®afyn,  tt>ie  ^lagelaut. 


92. 
Stnno  1829. 

Sefynfucfyt  nadj  ber 

3)afS  ic^i  bequem  berbluten  lann, 
©ebt  mtr  ein  eble§,  tweiteS 
O,  laftt  mid^  nidjt  erfticfen 
^n  biefer  engen 


80  Seines  <5e6id)te. 


@ie  effen  gut,  fte  trtnfen  gut, 
©rfreun  ficfy  tfyreS  SRauItourfgliic 
Unb  ifyre  ©rojjmutb,  ift  fo  grojj 
2ll§  tote  bag  £orf>  ber 


Stgarren  tragen  fte  im 
Unb  in  ber  §ofentaf$'  bte 
2lud^  bte  SBerbattungSfraft  ift  gut  — 
12  2Ber  fte  nur  felbft  berbauen  fonnt'  ! 

@ie  ^anbeln  mtt  ben  ©^eceretn 
3)er  ganjen  2Belt,  bod^  in  ber  2uft, 
£ro$  atten  3Sitrjen,  rted^t  man  ftet§ 
16  3)en  faulen  ©d^ettftfd^feelenbuft. 

D,  baf§  td^  gro^e  Softer  fcify', 
SSerbred^en,  bluttg,  foloffal,  — 
9tur  btefe  fatte  ^ugenb  nid^t, 
20  Unb  jab,  lungSf  a'F>tge  2RoraI  ! 

^ifyr  SBoIfen  broben,  ne^mt  mid)  mil, 
©leicfybiet  nac§  toeld^em  fernen  Ort! 
9Zad?  Sap^Ianb  ober  Slfrtfa, 
24  Unb  f  ei'§  nac^  ^Bommern  —  fort  !  nur  fort  ! 

D,  nebmt  mtd^  mit  —  (Ste  ^oren  ntd^t  — 
3)ie  2SoIlen  broben  ftnb  fo  flug  ! 
SSoriiberretfenb  btefer  <3tabt, 
28  Stngftlid^  befc^Ieun'gen  fte  ben 


Homanjen.  81 


93. 
Hnno  1839. 


0  $)eutfd)lanb,  meine  feme  Stebe, 
©ebenf  id)  beiner,  toein'  id)  faft  ! 

muntre  #ranfreid)  fd)eint  mir  triibe, 
Ieid)te  SSoIf  tnirb  mtr  jur  2o(t. 


ber  33erftanb,  fo  fait  unb  trocfen, 
§errfcf>t  in  bem  toiijigen  ^arig  — 
D  SiarrfyeitSglocIlein,  ©laubenSglocfen, 
2Bie  flingelt  if>r  bafieim  fo  fii$  ! 

£oflid)e  3Jidnner  !  2)od)  berbroffen 
©eb'  id)  ben  art'gen  ©riifj  jitriicE.  — 
2)ie  ©rob^eit,  bie  id)  einft  genoffen 
Sm  SSaterlanb,  2)a§  toar  mein  ©liirf  ! 


2dd)elnbe  2Seiber  !  ^lappern  immer, 
SSie  3Jtu^Ienrdber  ftet§  betoegt  ! 
2)a  lob'  id^)  2)eutfd)lanb§  ^rauenjimmer 
16  2)a§  fd)toeigenb  fid)  ju  S3ette  legt. 


Unb  2ltte§  bref)t  fid)  ^ier  im  $reife 
2Rit  Ungeftum,  toie'n  toffer  £raum  ! 
33ei  un§  bleibt  2ltte§  ^iibfd?  im  ©leife, 
SSie  angenagelt,  rii^rt  fid;  faum. 


3Jlir  ift,  al§  ^ort'  id;  fern  erllingen 
^a^tiDddjter^orner,  fanft  unb  traut  ; 
9Jad)th)dd)terlieber  ^or'  id)  fingen, 
24  ^ajh)ifd)e 


82  ^eincs  (SeMcrjte 


$)em  2)icfyter  toar  fo  toofyl  bafyeime 
$n  @cfyilba§  tfyeurem  @i$enl?ain  ; 
2)ort  toob  idf?  meine  jarten  3teime 
28  2lu§  SSeild^enbuft  unb  3JJonbenfd^ein. 


94. 
Segegiuwg. 

unter  ber  Sinbe  erflingt  bie 
1)a  tanjen  bie  SBurfd^en  unb  ^Jiabel, 
£>a  tanjen  3^e^  bit  9ttemanb  fennt, 
<Sie  fd^aun  fo  fdjlanf  unb  ebel. 

(Sie  fc^tDeben  auf,  fie  fc|h)eben  ab 
^n  feltfam  frember  2Beife  ; 
@ie  ladjen  ftd§  an,  jlc  fd^Utteln  b 
^raulein  pftert  leife  : 


fd^oner  ^unfer,  auf  @urem 
©d^toanlt  etne  ^erfenlilje, 
2)ie  iuac^ft  nur  tief  tm  5Reere§grunb  — 
12  3$r  ftantmt  ntd^t  a 


,,^^r  feib  ber  SBaffermann,  $$r  h)ottt 
SSerlocfen  be§  2)orfe§  ©cfyonen. 
^d^  {>ab  (Sud^  erfannt  betm  erften  Slid! 
16  2tn  6uren  fifc^gratigen  gfyntn." 

@ie  fd^hjeben  auf,  fte  fcfytoeben  ab 
3n  feltfam  frember  SBeife, 
@ie  lad^en  ficfy  an,  fte  fa)iitteln  b 
20  25er  ^unfer  fliiftert  leife  : 


Homan^cn.  83 

,,2Rein  fcboneS  grduletn,  fagt  mtr,  toarum 
<So  etsfalt  (Sure  £anb  ift  ? 
<Sagt  mtr,  toarum  fo  naf§  ber  ©aunt 
24  2ln  Surem  toei^en  ©etoanb  ift  ? 


er!annt  betm  erften  SItcf 
Sin  Cmrem  f^otttfc^en 
$)u  btft  !etn  trbifcfr 
2)u  btft  metn  SRu'^md^en,  bie 


SDte  ©eigen  berftummen,  ber  ^anj  ift 
@§  trennen  ftcb,  ^bfltcb,  bte  33etben, 
@ie  fennen  fid^  letbcr  t»tel  ju  gut, 
32  ©ud^en  fi(^  je$t  ju  bermetben. 


84  Deities  (Sebtcfytc. 


95.  . 


©olcb,  e  SBucb,  er  lafft  bit  brudcn  ! 
greunb,  bu  bift  berloren  ! 
bu  ©elb  unb  Gb,re  fyaben, 
bu  btc^  ge^orig  budEen. 


Dimmer  ^atf  ic^  bir  gerat^en, 
@o  ju  fprec^en  bor  bem  SSoIfe, 
(go  ju  fprec^en  bon  ben  ^faffen 
Unb  bon  $0$  en  ^otentaten  ! 


greunb,  bu  bift  berloren  ! 
giirften  fyaben  lange  Slrtne, 
^Pfaffen  b^aben  lange  3un9en/ 
Unb  ba§  3SoIf  b,at  lange  Dbren  ! 


96. 

Set  be3  ^a^twfi^ter^  9tnhtnft 
.    w««a(f)th)d(^ter  mtt  langen  gortfc^rittsbetnen, 
2)u  fommft  f o  berftort  etnb,  er  gerannt ! 
2Bte  geb,t  e§  bab,etm  ben  Iteben 
3ft  fcfc,  on  befrett  bag  SSatertanb  ?" 


85 


SBortrefflicb,  gefyt  eg,  ber  ftiHe  ©egen, 
@r  toucfyert  im  fittlicfy  gefyiiteten  §au§, 
Unb  rufyig  unb  fidget,  auf  frieblidfjen  2$egen, 
©nttotcfelt  ftcb,  SDeutfdjlanb  toon  innen  berauS. 


oberfladjlidE)  tote  granfreicb,  blii^t 
2Bo  greifyett  ba§  ciu^ere  Seben  betoegt  ; 
•ftur  in  ber  2^iefe  beg  ©emiitfyeS 
12  @in  beutfd^er  3Jlann  bte  ^ret^ett  tragt. 

35er  3)om  ju  ^5Hen  toirb  bottenbet, 
2)en  ^o^enjoEern  berbanfen  toir 
$ab§burg  ^at  auc^  baju  gefbenbet, 
16  6 


2)ie  ^onftttution,  bte 
<5te  ftnb  un§  berfbrod^en,  toir  b,aben  ba§  2Borl, 
Unb  ^ontg§toorte,  £>a§  ftnb 
2Bie  tief  im  9tyein  ber 


2)er  freie  Sl^ein,  ber  33rutitg  ber  ^luffe, 
@r  toirb  un§  ntmmermefyr  geraubt  ! 
2)ie  ^ottdnber  binben  if)m  bie  ^it^e, 
24  3)ie  <3d§  tob,jer  ^alten  feft  fein  §aubt. 

2lud^  eine  glotte  toitf  ©ott  ung  befd^eren, 
S)ie  batriotifd^e  iiberfraft 
SBirb  luftig  rubern  auf  beiitfcfy  en  ©aleeren  ; 
28  2)ie  ^eftungSftrafe  toirb  abgefdjajft. 

@§  blitbt  ber  Senj,  e§  bla^en  bie  <Sd§oten, 
2Sir  at^men  frei  in  ber  freten  9?atur  ! 
llnb  toirb  un§  ber  ganje  SSerlag  berboten, 
32  @o  y^toinbet  am  Gnbe  bon  felbft  bie  Senfur. 


86  fjetnes  <£>ebict?te. 

97. 
2eben3fal|rt. 

@in  Sadden  unb  ©ingen  !  @§  bitten  unb  gaufeln 
S)ie  ©onnenlidjter.    SDie  2Betfen  fcfyaufeln 
£)en  luftigen  $afw.     3$  fafe  ^a"n 
4         -Kit  lieben  ^reunben  unb  letcfytem  ©inn. 


S5)er  ^at>n  jerbrad^  in  eitel  Striimmer, 
25ie  ^reunbe  toaren  f4>Iec^te  ©(^hjimmer, 
<Sie  gingen  unter,  im  53aterlanb  ; 
-Ulicb,  toarf  ber  Sturm  an  ben  ©eineftranb. 

^  ^ab'  ein  neue§  ©c^iff  beftiegen, 
3Jlit  neuen  ©enoffen  ;  e§  toogen  unb  toiegen 
25te  fremben  ^lutfjen  mi(^  fyin  unb  b,er  — 
2Bie  fern  bie  §eimat!  mein  §erj  loie 


Unb  3)a§  ift  toieber  ein  ©ingen  unb  Sadden 
6§  ))feift  ber  SBinb,  bie  ^planfen  frozen  — 
2lm  ^immel  erlifc^t  ber  leijte  (Stern  — 
16        2Bie  fcfytoer  mein  ^erj  !  bie  £>eimat  toie  fern! 


98. 
$>ie  £enbeit3. 

©anger !  fmg  unb  preife 
greifyett,  baf3  betn  Sieb 
Unfrer  ©eelen  fid)  bemeiftre 
Unb  ju  S^^aten  un§  begeiftre, 


87 


©tree  nicfct  tnefyr  tote  em  2Bertb,er, 
•JBelcfyer  nur  fitr  Sotten  gliifyt  — 
28a§  bie  ©locfe  fyat  gefcfylagen, 
©ollft  bu  beinem  23olfe  fagen, 
e,  rebe  ©d^toerter  ! 


(Set  ntcfyt  mef)r  bie  toetc^e  $Iote, 


(Set  be3  Saterlanb^  ^Bofaune, 
@ei  ^anone,  fet  ^art^aune, 
e,  fd^mettre,  bonnre,  tobte  ! 


1  6  33lafe,  fd^mettre,  bonnre 

iBt§  ber  le^te  Granger  flte^t  — 
©tnge  nur  in  btefer  Sltc^tung, 
2lber  i)alte  beine 

20  9tur  fo  attgemetn 


99. 


9Str  fc^lafen  ganj  h)ie  SBrutus  fd^ltef, 
3)orf>  ^ener  eriuadite  unb  6ot>rte  ttef 
3n  6af  ar«  Sruft  ba«  falte  3Jleffer  ! 
4         5)te  9totner  toaren  ^ijrannenfreffer. 

2Bir  ftnb  feme  Corner,  h)tr  raud^en 
'     ©in  jebe§  9Solf  F)at  fetnen  ©efcr^macf, 

©in  jebe§  SSol!  bat  feine  ©ro^e! 
8         Sn  ©cfytoaben  locbt  man  bie  beften 


88  f)eincs   (Se&tcfyie. 

2Btr  ftnb  ©ermcmen,  gemittfyltcfy  unb  brab, 
2Btr  fd)Iafen  gefunben  ^flanjenfcfylaf, 
Unb  toenn  toir  ertoacfyen,  pflegt  un§  gu  burften, 
md>t  nad^  bent  Slute  unferer  ^iirften. 


3Bir  ftnb  fo  treu  h)ie 
2lurf)  Stnben^olj,  brauf  ftnb  h)ir  ftolj  ! 
^m  Sanb  ber  ©tcfyen  unb  ber  Sinben 
16     2Btrb  niemal€  ftc^  etn  33rutu§  ftnben. 


Unb  toenn  attd?  etn  23rutu§  unter  un§ 
!Den  Gafar  fanb'  er  ntntmerme^r, 
SSergebli^  tmirb'  er  ben  Gdfar  fud^en  ; 
2Btr  ^aben  gute 


2Bir  ^>aben  fed(>§  unb  bretjjtg 
(3ft  ntd^t  ju  23iel  !)  unb  etnen  ©tern 
£ragt  jeber  fd^ii|enb  auf  fetnem 
24     Unb  er  braudpt  ntcfyt  ju  fitrd^ten  bte  ^ben  be3  9Karjen. 

2Bir  nennen  fte  33dter,  unb  SSaterlanb 
Senennen  h)tr  ba^jemge  Sanb, 
S)a^  erbetgentFjumltd?  gel)6rt  ben  gwfte"  ; 
28     2Btr  Iteben  aud?  ©auerfraut  mit  2Biirften. 


9Benn  unfer  Sater  fpajteren 
3tefyn  h)ir  ben  §ut  mit  $tetat  ; 
3)eutfd^Ianb,  bte  fromme  $tnberftube, 
32     ^ft  feme  romtfc^e  -JRorbergrube. 


89 


100. 
$eutfrf)fani>. 

SDeutfcfylanb  tft  nod)  lleineS  $inb, 
2)ocb,  bie  Sonne  ift  feine  2lmme, 
<3ie  fdugt  e£  nidjt  mit  ftitfer 
<5ie  faugt  e3  mit  toitber 


33ei  foldjer  9^at)rung  tt)ad)ft  man 
Unb  lod^t  ba§  33lut  in  ben  3lbern. 
^5^r  DZad^bar^linber,  biitet  eu$ 
3)iit  bem  jungen  33urfrf>en  ju  ^abern  ! 


ift  ein 

au€  bem  33oben  bie 

Unb  fcfylagt  euc^>  bamit  ben  9}iicfen  tt>unb 
Unb  bie  $opfe  toinbelioeid^e. 


(Siegfrieb  gleicf)t  er,  bem  eblen 
3Son  bem  fair  fingen  unb  fagen  ; 
£)er  ^at,  nad^bem  er  gefcfymiebet  fein 
16  !Den  2(mbof3  entjtvei 


^50,  bu  toirft  einft  toie  ©iegfrieb  fein, 
Unb  tobten  ben  i)df§Iid^en  SJracfyen, 
§eifa  !  ioie  freubig  bom  £>immel  b,  erab 
20  SBirb  beine  faau  3tmme  lad^en  ! 

£>it  toirft  ib,n  tobten,  unb  feinen  £ort, 
3)ie  ^Heicb^fleinobien  befi^en. 
§eifa  !  h)ie  h)irb  auf  beinem 
24  !Die  golbne  $rone  bli^en  ! 


90  ^cines  (Sebidjte. 

101. 


$>en!'  id;  an  2)eutfd;>lanb  in  ber 
2)ann  bin  idf)  um  ben  ©<f»laf  gebracfyt, 
^jcfy  lann  nid)t  mefyr  bie  2lugen  fcfyliefjen, 
Unb  meine  fyeiften  Xfyranen  flie^en. 


!ommen  unb 
©eit  id^  bie  Gutter  nic^t  gefe^n, 
.3h)olf  ^afyre  finb  fc^on  ^ingegangen  ; 
(§§  toac^ft  mein  @e{>nen  unb  SSerlangen. 


SRein  ©e^nen  unb  Sevlangen 
3)ie  alte  grau  fiat  mid?  befyejt. 
^4>  benle  immer  an  bie  alte, 
£>ie  alte  gtau,  bie  ©ott  er^alte  ! 


35ie  alte  ^rau  fyat  mid;  fo  Iteb, 
Unb  in  ben  SBriefen,  bie  fie  fcfyrteb, 
<Sei>'  id;,  toie  i{>re  £>anb  gejittert, 
16  SBie  tief  ba§  9)tutter^erj  erfd^tittert. 


2)ie  9Jintter  liegt  mir  ftet§  im  ©inn. 
3h)o!f  lange  ^a^re  floffen  f)in, 
3tt»olf  lange  ^afjre  finb  toerfloffen, 
©eit  id)  fie  nid)t  an§  ^erj  gefd)Ioffen. 


jDeutfcf)Ianb  i>at  eurigen  Seftanb, 
^  ift  ein  lerngefunbel  Sanb  ! 

feinen  (Sicfyen,  feinen  Sinben 
24  933erb'  icfy  e§  immer  toieber  finben. 


91 


•ftad)  3)eutfd)lanb  ledfot'  id;  nid^t  fo  fe&,r, 
2Benn  ntcfyt  bie  Gutter  borten  toar'  ; 
23aterlanb  trnrb  nie  toerberben, 
bie  alte  $rau  lann  fterben. 


<Sett  ify  ba§  Sanb  berlaffen  ^> 

©o  3SieIe  fanfen  bort  in§  ©rab, 

3Me  ic^)  geliebt  —  tcenn  id)  fie  g 

32  <So  toifl  berbluten  meine  ©eele. 


Unb  ga^Ien  muf«  ic^>  —  2Rit  ber  gab,  I 

immer  ^o^er  meine  Dual  ; 
ift,  al§  St>a'Igten  fid;  bie  2eid)en 
36  2luf  ntetne  33ruft  —  ©ottlob  !  fie  ioeid)en  ! 

©ottlob  !  burd;  meine  ^enfter  bridjt 


@§  lommt  mein  SBeib,  fd)on  h)ie  ber  Sltorgen, 
40  Unb  Iad)elt  fort  bie  bevttfd)en  <Sorgen. 


102. 


^m  biiftern  Sluge  feine  £b,rane, 
@ie  fi^en  am  SBebftubJ  unb  fletfd)en  bie 
,,1)eutfd)Ianb,  tuir  toeben  bein  Seidientud), 
3Bir  it>eben  ^incin  ben  breifadjen  $lud;  — 
9Bir  ioeben,  h)ir  toeben  ! 


,,@in  gludE)  bem  ®o£en,  ju  bem  U)ir  gebeten 
n  3Sinter§fatte  unb 


©ebtcfyte. 


28ir  baben  toergebeng  gefyofft  unb  gefyarrt, 
dr  b,  at  un§  geafft  unb  gefoppt  unb  genarrt 
2Bir  toeben,  fair  tueben  ! 

w(Sin  g'lucb,  bem  ^onig,  bem  ^onig  ber 
2)en  unfer  (Slenb  nid()t  lonnte  ertoeid^en, 
3)er  ben  le^ten  ©rofci^en  toon  un§  erprefft, 
Unb  un§  h)te  §unbe  erfc^iejjen  lafft  — 
2Bir  loeben,  toir  toeben  ! 


16  ,,@in  $lurf)  bem  falfd^en  S?aterlanbe, 

SSo  nur  gebetfyen  <Srf>mad^  unb  (Sd^anbe, 
2Bo  jebe  S3Iume  frii^  gefnicft, 
So  $aulni§  unb  SJJobev  ben  iZBurm  erquidt  — 

20  2Btr  toeben,  toir  toeben  ! 


©c&jffcfyen  fliegt,  ber  Sebftub,!  frad^t, 
28tr  toeben  emftg  Stag  unb  ^arfjt  - 
2lltbeutfc^lanb,  loir  toeben  bein  Seicfyentucb,, 
24  2Bir  toeben  binein  ben  breifad£)en  ^Iuc§. 

toeben,  unb  toeben  I" 


bem  Zcadjlaf.  93 


1 1     t  r. 


103. 


•E3o  toirb  etnft  beg  -SBanbermuben 


Unter  ^almen  in  bem  ©iiben  ? 
Unter  Sinben  an  bem 


2Berb'  i(^  h>o  in  einer  SBiifte 
@tngef^arrt  toon  frember  §anb? 
Dber  rufy'  td^  an  ber  $iifte 

in  bem  @anb  ? 


^mmerl)in!  SJiid^  h)irb  umgeben 
©otteebimmel,  bort  h)ie  ^ier, 
Unb  al§  ^obtenlam^en  fd^ttteben 
bie  6terne  uber  mir. 


us  ,,2>eutfd?Ian5. 

(£in  W inter mardjen." 

(®ef$rteben  im  Sanuar  1844.) 


104. 
Don 


3Jbe,  $ari§,  bu  tfyeure  ©tabt, 
2Bir  muff  en  fyeiite  fd^eiben, 
%$  laffe  bi$  im  Uberfliife 
SSon  2Bonne  unb  toon  ^reuben. 


beutfcfye  §erj  in  meiner  S3ruft 
plo^Iid^  fran!  setoorben, 
einjige  Slrgt,  ber  e§  t>eilen  fann, 
3)er  iDo^nt  ba^eim  im  -ftorben. 


(Sr  ioirb  e§  fyeilen  in  furjer  grift, 
riifymt  feine  gro^en  £uren  ; 
ii^  geftef)e,  mid^  fd^aubert  fcfyon 
feinen  berben  2Jiijturen. 


2lbe,  bu 
^fyr  meine  luftigen  Sriiber, 
©ar  narrifdje  ©e^nfud^t  treibt  mid^  fort, 
16  3)od^  fomm'  id^)  in  ^urgent  iweber. 

(94) 


95 


$)en!t  eudr>,  mit  (gd^merjen  fefyne  id?  micb, 

^orfgerucfy,  nacb,  ben  lieben 
$eibfd?nuc!en  ber  liineburger  §eib', 
9Jacb,  ©auerfraut  unb  9fftiben. 


(>  feljme  mid)  nad) 
t^en  unb  Dfacfyttoticfytern, 
^lattbeutfc^t,  ©c^toarjbrot,  ©rob^eit  fogar, 
24  S'iacb,  blonben  $rebtger§toc^tem. 

Slitcb,  nad^)  ber  Gutter  fe^ne  \<fy  mid), 
3<^  U)tH  e§  offen  gefte^en, 
@ett  breije^n  ^a^en  fyab'  id9  nid^t 
28  SDie  alte  $rau  gefeb,en. 


2lbe,  mein  SSetb,  mein  fcfioneS  2Beib, 
3)u  fannft  metne  Dual  nt<f>t  faffen, 
$$  briicfe  btdg  fo  feft  an  mein  ^erj, 
32  Unb  mufj  bid?  boc^  berlaffen. 

2)ie  lecfy  jenbe  Dual,  fie  treibt  mid^  fort 
SSon  meinem  fu^eften  ©liidfe  — 
SRujj  toieber  at^men  beutfcb,e  Suft, 
36  3)amit  ic^  nid^t  erfttcfe. 

3)te  Dual,  bie  3lngft,  ber  Ungeftitm, 
3)a§  fteigert  fid:)  bi§  jum  ^ram^fe. 
S§  jittert  mein  $ujj  bor  llngebulb, 
40  2)afc  er  beutfcb,  en  33oben  ftam^fe. 


SSor  @nbe  beg  ^ab,re§  bin  id;  jururf 
Seutfd^lanb,  unb  ic&,  benfe 
ganj  genefen,  id?  faufe  bir  bann 
44  2>ie  fc^onften 


96  .^eines  <5ebtd?te. 

105. 

ttopitt  I. 

^m  traurtgen  2Ronat  -ftooember  toar'3, 
3)ie  £age  tourben  triiber, 
S)er  2Binb  rif§  Don  ben  Saumen  ba§  Saub, 
4  2)a  reiff  id^  nad^  2)eutfd^Ianb  btniiber. 

Unb  al§  irf>  an  bie  ©renje  lam, 
3)a  fii^It'  ic^  ein  ftdrfere^  ^lopfen 
^n  metner  33ruft,  id^  glaube  fogar 

ie  2Iugen  begunnen  ju  tro^fen. 

Unb  al6  \<fy  bie  beutfri^e  <Spracfo,e  berna^m, 
a  toarb  mir  feltfam  gu  3)iut^e  ; 
>  meinte  nicfjt  anber§,  al§  ob  ba§ 
angenei>m  berblute. 


©in  fleine^  ^arfenmdbd^en  fang. 
<5ie  fang  mit  hja^rent  ©efii^Ie 
Unb  falfcfyer  ©timme,  bod^  n>arb  id)  fefyr 
16  ©erii^ret  toon  ifyrem 


6ie  fang  Don  fiiebe  unb  Siebe^gram, 
Slufo^frung  unb  9Bieberfinben 
35ort  oben  in  jener  befferen  2BeIt, 
20  2Bo  affe  Seiben  fd)toinben. 


@ie  fang  bom  trbifcfyen 
5Bon  greuben,  bie  batb  jerronnen, 
33on  ^enfeitS,  too  bie  <5eele  fd^toelgt 
SSerllart  in  eto'gen  Sonnen. 


Deuifctyanb.  •  97 


ie  fang  ba§  alte 
GHapopeia  bom  £>immel, 
SBomit  man  einluHt,  toenn  e§  gretnt, 
28  2)a§  SBolf,  ben  grojjen  Siimmel. 

ijcfr,  fenne  bie  2Beife,  \<fy  fenne  ben 
%(f)  fenne  aud^  bie  SSerfajfer  ; 
^c^»  twei^,  fie  tranlen  ^eimlid^  2Bein 
32  Unb  ^rebigten  offentlid^  SSaffer. 

(Sin  neue§  2ieb,  ein  beffere§  2ieb, 
D  ^reunbe,  h)itt  id^  eud^  bidden  : 
9Bir  tootten  ^ter  auf  Grben  fa^on 
36  2)a§  §immelreicf)  errid^ten. 

2Sir  motten  auf  @rben  glucflic^  fein, 
Unb  tooffen  nicfyt  mefir  barben  ; 
SSerfcfilemmen  foil  ntd^t  ber  faille  Sauc^, 
40  28a§  flei^ige  ^>a'nbe  ertoarben. 

@§  toa'rfift  ^ienieben  Srot  genug 
atte  3Kenfd^enfinber, 
9tofen  unb  9Ki?rten,  (Sdpon^eit  unb  2uft, 
44  llnb  3"dferer6fen  nic^t  minber. 


fiir  ^ebermann, 
©obalb  bie  ©cfjioten  ^la^en  ! 
S)en  §immel  iiberlaffen  Jcir 
3)en  Sngeln  unb  ben 


Unb  toacfyfen  un«  ^liigel  nad^  bem 
<So  iDoHen  tt)ir  eud^  befucfyen 
35ort  oben,  unb  h?ir,  toir  effen  mit  eud^i 
52  2)ie  feligften  Xorten  unb 


98  Seines  <0cbtd?tc. 

@in  neue§  Sieb,  ein  beffereS  Sieb! 
@§  flingt  ime  gloten  unb  ©eigen  ! 
2)ie  SRiferere  ift  toorbei, 
56  £>ie  ©terbeglorfen  fcfytoeigen. 


a  ift  berlobt 
3)lit  bem  fc^onen  ©eniufje 
S)er  ftreifyeit,  fie  liegen  einanber  im  3lrTn, 
60  <5ie  fd^toelgen  tin  erften  $uffe.  — 

@in  ^oc^^eitlarmen  ift  mein  Sieb, 
2)a§  beffere,  ba§  neue  ; 
^n  meiner  (Seele  gel>en  auf 
64  3)te  (Sterne  ber  fydcfyften 


SBegeifterte  ©terne,  fie  lobern 
3erflief5en  in  ^lammenbad^en  - 
^d^  fiifyle  micft,  iounberbar  erftarft, 
68  3$  lonnte  ©id^en  jerbrecf)en  ! 

(Seit  id)  auf  beutfc^e  (Srbe  trat, 
iDurcfyftromen  mic^  3au^erf^fte  — 
3)er  3tiefe  b,at  toieber  bte  Gutter  berii^rt, 
•jz  Unb  e§  hwcfe,fen  i^m  neu  bie  ^rafte. 


106. 
II. 


SBci^renb  bie  ^leine  toon  §immel§Iuft 
©etnttert  unb  muficieret, 
Sarb  bon  ben  ^reu^ifc^en 
2Jiein  Coffer  bifitieret. 


Deutfcfylanb.  99 

Sefcfyniiffelten  2ltte3,  Iramten  fyeritm 
$n  £emben,  §ofen,  ©djmupftiicfyern  ; 
@ie  fucfyten  nacb,  Sptijen,  nacb,  Sijouterien, 
Slucb,  narf)  berbotenen  23iicb,ern. 

$b,r  £b,  oren,  bie  tyr  im  goffer  fud^t  ! 
§ier  trerbet  i{;r  nid;tg  entbecfen  ! 
3Me  ^ontrebanbe,  bie  mit  mir  reift, 
£>ie  ^ab'  itf)  im  ^o^fe  ftedEen. 


^>ier  b,  ab'  ic^>  ©^i^en,  bie  feiner  finb 
2U3  bie  Don  33ruffel  unb  SJled^eln, 
Unb  ^)aof'  i^  einft  meine  <5pit>en  au^, 
16  @ie  ioerben  eucb,  ftic^eln  unb  fyedfjeln. 


trage  icb,  Stjouterien, 
^ronbiatnanten, 

£em!peHleinobien  be^  neuen 

gro|en  Unbelannten. 


Unb  biele  SBucfyev  trag'  icb,  im 
<fy  barf  e§  eud^  berficfyern, 

o^f  ift  ein  jtoitfcfyernbeS  3SogeIneft 
24  SSon  fonfi§derlid^en 


©laubt  mir,  in  ©atan'g  Sibliotfyef 

nic^t  fd^Iimmere  geben  ; 
@ie  finb  gefa^rlid^er  nod^,  al§  bie 
28  3Son  ^offmann  toon  ^aHerSleben  !  — 

6tn  ^Saffagier,  ber  neben  mir  ftanb, 
SBemerfte  mir,  id^>  b.atte 
^e^t  bor  mir  ben  ^reu^ifc^en 
32  S)ie  gro^e  ^ouanenlette. 


100  Seines  (Bebtdjtc. 


3ottberein"  —  bemerlte  er  — 
SBirb  unfer  33olf§tb,  um  begriinben, 
(Sir  toirb  bag  jertylitterte  33aterlanb 
36  3U  einem  ©anjen  toerbinben. 


,,@r  giebt  bie  a'ujjere  ©inbeit  unS, 
2)ie  fogenannt  matertette  ; 
©ie  geiftige  CJinfyett  giebt  un^  bie  6enfur, 
40  2)te  toa^rbaft  ibeette  — 

,,<5ie  giebt  bie  innere  ©in^eit  un§, 
it  im  25enfen  unb  ©innen  ; 

2)eutfd)Ianb  t^ut  u 
©inig  nad)  au^en  unb  innen." 


107. 
Kaput  III. 

im  alten  SJome  liegt 
SJiagnuS  begraben,  — 

ibn  nicb,t  i)eriued)feln  mtt 
-fifatyer,  2)er  lebt  in  ©cfytoaben. 

^4)  modjte  nicf>t  tobt  unb  begraben  fein 
21I§  ^aifer  ju  Slacken  im  Some ; 
SBeit  lieber  lebf  ic^  al§  Ileinftet 
3U  <Stu!lert  am  ^Jiedarftrome. 


3u  Slacken  langtoeilen  fxcfy  auf  ber 
)ie  §unbe,  fte  flefyn  untertb, dnig : 
,,©ieb  un§  einen  ^yufetritt,  o  trembling,  ®a§  iuirb 
12  5BieHeid^t  un§  gerftreuen  em  toenig. 


Deutfd?Ian6.  101 

3$  bin  in  biefem  langtoeil'gen  -ifteft 
Gin  ©tiinbcfyen  fyerumgefcblenbert. 
©ab,  toieber  preufjifcfy  e§  SDHIitdr, 
16  £>at  ficb,  n\(f)t  fefyr  beranbert. 


@§  finb  bie  grauen  SRantel  nod) 
!0lit  bent  ^oF>en,  rotten  ^ragen  — 
w®a«  9totf>  bebeutet 
@ang  Corner  in  friifyeren 


immer  ba3  boljern  ^ebantifd^e 
immer  ein  redder  SSinfel 
^n  ieber  Seioegung,  iinb  im  ©efid^t 
24  2)er  eingefrorene  2)iinfel. 

<5ie  fteljen  nod^  immer  fo  fteif  fyerum, 
<So  ferjengerabe  gefd^niegelt, 
21I§  batten  fie  toerfcbhtort  ben  Stocf, 
28  3Bomit  man  fie  einft  gepriigelt. 


^a,  ganj  berfd^toanb  bie  ^ucfytel  nie, 
@ie  tragen  fte  je£t  im  ^nnern  ; 
2)a§  traulicfye  Xu  toirb  immer  nod^ 
32  2ln  ba§  alte  ©r  erinnern. 

S)er  lange  (Sri^nurrbart  ift  eigentftcb,  nur 
neuere  ^Bb,  afe  : 
^malg  b,inten 
36  2>er  ^cingt  je^t  unter  ber  -ftafe. 


iibel  gefiel  mir  ba§  neue  ^oftiim 
2)er  3teiter,  ba§  muf§  ic&,  loben, 
33efonber§  bie  ^idfelfyaitbe,  ben  §elm 
40  3ftit  ber  ftdb,lernen  (Spi^e  nad§  oben. 


102  ^eincs  <8e6id?te. 


ift  fo  ritterlid)  unb  mafynt 
2ln  ber  SBorjett  fyolbe  ^omanti!, 
2ln  bie  33urgfrau  ^ob,  anna  bon  -Jftontfaucon, 
44  2ln  ben  g-reib.  errn  $ouqu£,  Itblanb,  Siecf.  — 


mabnt  an  $reu^itg  unb  Gurnet, 
2tn  2)ttnne  unb  frommeg  S)ienen, 
2tn  bie  ungebrurfte  ©laubengjeit, 
48  SBo  nocf>  letne  3^itung  erfcbienen. 


,  ja,  ber  £elm  gefdttt  mir,  er  jeugt 


(Sin  foniglicfyer  (Sinfall  h)ar'§  ! 
52  G§  feblt  nic^t  bie  ^Sointe,  bie 


fiird^t'  id^,  loenn  ein  ©eiwtter  entfte^t, 
leid^t  fo  eine  <Spi$e 
auf  euer  romantijcfyeS  §au)jt 
56  2)e§  ^tmmete  mobernfte.33li$e  ! 

9luc^)  iuenn  e§  $rieg  giebt,  miifft  it>r  eud^ 
SBtel  leid^tere^  ^o))f  jeug  laufen  ; 
$>e§  3)tittelalter§  fd^ioerer  §elm 
60  $onnt'  eud?  genteren  im  Saufen.  -- 

$u  Slacken  auf  betn  ^Boftb,  ausfcfyilb, 

ben  3SogeI  toieber, 
mir  fo  tief  berb.  afft  !  33oa  (Sift 
64  (Sdbaute  er  auf  mid;)  nieber. 

35u  b,dfsltd^er  SSogel,  toirft  bu  einft 
•Dttr  in  bie  §anbe  fatten, 
@o  rutofe  id?  bir  bie  g-ebern  au§ 
68  Unb  b.  acfe  bir  ab  bie  ^ratten. 


Dcutfcf?Ian6.  103 

3)u  fotfft  mir  bann  in  luft'ger  £ofy' 
2luf  einer  <Stange  fi$en, 
Unb  id;  rufe  jum  luftigen  <Sd;iefjen  fyerbei 
72  3Die  rfyeinifd;e 


2Ber  mir  ben  $ogel  berunterfdnefet, 
3JZit  ©center  unb  ^rone  belebn'  id) 
£)en  toarfem  5J?ann  !  2^ir  blafen 
76  llnb  rufcn  :  „©§  lebe  ber  ^onig  !" 


108. 
VI. 

2)en  ^nganini  begleitete  ftet§ 


SJiandBmal  al§  §unb,  mand;mal  in  ©eftalt 
feligen  ©eorg 


^>  einen  rotfyen  9J?ann 
iBor  jebem  U)id;t'gen  (SretgniS. 
<Sofrate§  ^atte  f  einen  ^drnon, 
toar  fein  ^irnerjeugnil. 


felbft,  toenn  id;  am  <Sd;reibtifd> 
f?ad;tg,  I>ab'  id;  gefe^en 
3utoeilen  einen  bermummten  ©aft 
Unfyetmlid;  ^inter  mir  fteben. 


Unter  bent  Mantel  ^telt  er 
SBerborgen,  ba§  feltfam  bltnfte, 
2Benn  e§  jum  33orfd;ein  fam,  unb  ein 
16  Gin  SttdfytbeU,  ju  fein  mir  biinfte. 


104  fjeines  (Bebicfyte. 

6r  fcf>  ien  toon  unterfefcter  (Statur  ; 
2)ie  Slugen  hrie  jtoei  (Sterne, 
6r  ftorte  mid)  im  Scbreiben  nie, 
20  SSIieb  rufyig  ftefyn  in  ber  $erne. 

(Sett  ^afyren  fyatte  id>  nicfjt  gefe^n 
2)  en  fonberbaren  ©efetten, 
3)a  fanb  i<^  tbn  ploijltcft,  h)ieber  ^ict 
•4  3n  *>er  ftiHcn  5J?onbnad^t  511  Gotten. 

3d?  fd^Ienberte  finncnb  bie  Strain  entlang, 
3)a  fab,  td^  ii>n  btnter  mir  gef>en, 
Sllg  ob  er  mein  (Scftatten  ioare,  unb  ftanb 
28  %<fy  ftttt,  fo  blieb  er  fteb,  en. 


33Iieb  fteb.en,  al3  iuartete  er  auf 
Unb  fbrberte  ic^  bie  S6§ritte, 
3)ann  folgte  er  toieber.    So  lamen  loir 
S3i^  auf  b 


@g  tt>ar  mir  unleiblicfc,  idb  bre^te  ntid^  um 
Unb  ft>rac&,  :  3e^t  fteb,  mir  Stebe, 
2Ba§  folgft  bu  mir  auf  2Beg  unb  Steg 
36  £ier  in  bcr  nacf)tlic§en  Cbe? 

^c^  treffe  bid^)  immer  in  ber  Stunb', 
2Bo  SSeltgefiible  f^rie|en 
^n  meiner  33ruft  unb  burcb,  ba§  ^>tm 
40  3)ie  ©eifte^blt|e  fd^ie^en. 

5Du  fteb,  ft  mid)  an  fo  ftier  unb  feft  — 
©teb,  9lebe  :  2Ba§  berb,  uUft  bu 
$>ier  unter  bem  3Jlantel,  bag  b,eimlid()  blinft? 
44  2Ber  bift  bu  unb  h>a§  toiffft  bu  ? 


Deutfd?lan6.  105 


^ener  ertoiberte  trocfenen 
<2ogar  ein  btecb,  en  pfylegmatifrf)  : 
„%$  bitte  bicb,  er.orciere  micb  nicfyt, 
Unb  toerbe  nur  nicfyt  empbatifd?  ! 

„$$  bin  lein  ©efpenft  ber  SBergangen^eit 
$ein  grabentftiegner  (Strobtmfc^, 
Unb  toon  9t£>etorif  bin  icb  lein 
Sin  aucb  nid^t  feb,r 


„%$  bin  toon  ^raftifc^er 
Unb  immer  frfjtoeigfam  unb  rut)ig. 
3)ocb  tt>iff  e  :  U)a§  bu  erfonnen  im  ©eift, 
SDas  fiibr'  icb,  au§,  5Dae  tbu'  icb,. 

,,Unb  gebn  ami)  ^ab,re  briiber  fyin, 
^cb,  rafte  nicf)!,  bi§  icfy  bertoanble 
^n  SEirflicfifeit,  toa§  bu  gebacb.t; 
2;u  benlft,  unb  id),  icf)  b,  anble. 

,,^u  bift  ber  SHicfyter,  ber  Siittel  bin  icb,, 
Unb  mit  bem  ©efyorfam  be§  ^nec^teg 
SSottftrecI'  ic^»  ba§  Urtfyeil,  ba§  bu  gefdttt, 
Unb  fei  e§  ein  ungerec^teS. 


$onful  trug  man  ein  33eil  tooran, 
,  in  alien  £agen. 
Slucb  bu  fy  aft  beinen  Siftor,  bocb,  toirb 
bir  narf)getragen. 


,,^d)  bin  bein  Siftor,  unb  id>  geb,' 
SBefta'nbig  mit  bem  blanfen 

binter  bir  —  icb,  bin 
toon  beinen  ©ebanfen.^ 


106  ^eines  <J5ebtd)te. 


109. 

VII. 


$<fy  ging  nadj  £au§  unb  fcfylief,  al§  06 
SDie  @ngel  geroiegt  mid)  fatten. 
9ftan  rufyt  in  beutfdjen  23etten  fo  roeicfy, 
3utnal  toenn  e§  ^eberbetten. 


SBie  fet>nt'  id^>  mid)  oft  nadj  bet 

baterlanbifcfyen  ^Sfii^le§, 
2Benn  i^  auf  fyarten  3Jiatra^en  lag 
^n  ber  fe^Iaflofen  ^ad^t  be§ 


fd^Iaft  fei)r  gut  unb  trautnt  <w$  gut 
^n  unfern  geberbetten. 
§ier  fiiblt  bie  beutfd^e  (Seele  fid^)  fret 
12  Son  aHen  @rben!etten. 

@ie  fiiblt  ftd^  frei  unb  fcfytoingt  ftd^  em^or 
3u  ben  ^od^ften  ^»immel§raumen. 
D  beutfcfye  ©eele,  rote  ftolg  ift  bein  $Iug 
16  %n  betnen  nad)tlid)en  Straumen  ! 

®ie  ©otter  erbleidjen,  roenn  bu  na^ft  ! 
2)u  I>aft  auf  beinen  SBegen 
©ar  ntandtje^  ©ternlein  au§ge^u|t 
20  9Jtit  betnen  gliigelfdtlagen  ! 

granjofen  unb  Stuff  en  ge^ort  ba§  fianb, 
S)a§  ^Jleer  get>6rt  ben  Srttten, 
SiBtr  abet  beft^en  im  Suftretd;  be§ 
24  $>te  ^errfd^aft  unbeftritten. 


Deutfdjlanfc.  107 

ier  iiben  nnr  bie  £>egemonie, 
finb  fair  unjerftiicf  elt  ; 
$>ie  anbern  Roller  fyaben  ficb 
28  2luf  Blatter  GJrbe  enttoicfelt.  --- 

Unb  al3  \<fy  einfcfylief,  ba  trdumte  mir, 
^d^  fd^Ienberte  toteber  im  f^eUen 
•JRonbfcfyetn  bte  t>attenben  ©tra^en  entlang 
32  ^n  bem  alterti)umlirf)en  Gotten. 

llnb  ^inter  mir  ging  irteber  einfyer 

fd^lDarjer,  bermummter  Segleiter. 
h)ar  fo  miibe,  mir  bracken  bte  ^nie, 
immer  gingen  h)ir  toeiter. 

2Bir  gingen  ioetter.    SJiein  §erj  in  ber  33ruft 
2Bar  flaffenb  aufgefd^nitten, 
Unb  au§  ber  ^erjengtounbe  Berber 
2)ie  rotten  3:ro^fen  glttten. 


3>cfy  taurf)te  mand)mal  bie  finger  fyinein, 
Unb  manrf>mal  ift  e§  gefdjefyen, 

^>  bie  §au§tf>iir^foften  beftricfy 
bem  33lut  im  3Soritbergeb,en. 


Unb  jebe§mal,  h>enn  icfy  ein 
Sejeid^net  in  folder  SBeife, 
6in  ©terbeglocfd^en  erf^oll  fernfyer, 
9Be^muti)ig  toimmernb  unb  (eife. 


2lm  §immel  aber  erblid^  ber  5Ronb, 
r  tourbe  immer  triiber  ; 

fd^toarjen  S^offen  jagten  an  ifym 
52  !Die  toilben  2BoIfen  boriiber. 


108 


Unb  imnter  ging  fyinter  mir  einbet 
3Jiit  feinem  berbargenen  Seile 
£)ie  bunfle  ©eftalt  —  fo  toanberten  toit 
56  SBofyl  eine  gute  2Beile. 

28ir  gefyen  unb  gefyen,  bi§  loir 
SBteber  jum  2>om^Ia^  gelangen; 
9Beit  off  en  ftanben  bie  ^Sforten  bort, 
60  2Btr  finb  fytnetngegangen. 


§  fierrfd^te  tm  unge^euren 
Stob  unb  ^Jad^t  unb  ©cfytoeigen  ; 
@§  brannten  2lmpeln  ^)te  unb  ba, 
64  Urn  bie  3)unlel^eit  r'ed^t  gu  jetgen. 

^d^  loanbelte  lange  ben  $fei(ern  entlang 
Unb  ^orte  nur  bie  £ritte 
33on  meinem  Segleiter,  er  folgte  mir 
68  Slud^  I)ier  6ei  jebem  ©d^rttte. 


2Bir  !amen  enblic^)  ju  einem  Drt, 
2Bo  funlelnbe  ^erjent>eEe 
Unb  bli|enbeg  ©olb  unb  ©beiftein  ; 
tear  bie 


®ie  fyeifgen  brei  5lonige  jeboc^, 
S)ie  fonft  fo  ftitt  bort  lagen, 
D  SBunber  !  fie  fa^en  aufrecfyt  je^t 
76  3luf  i^ren  ©arfoipfyagen. 

SDrei  5Cobtengen^|)e,  ^F>antaftifd; 
9Jiit  kronen  auf  ben  elenben 
S8ergiI6ten  (Srfjabeln,  fie  trugen  aud 
80  3)a§  ©center  in  fnoc^ernen  £>anben 


Deutfd?Ianb.  109 

2Bie  £>ampelmdnner  beroegten  fte 
3Me  langftixrftorbenen  $nocfyen  ; 
2)ie  fyaben  nad)  3Jlober  unb  sugleid) 
•ftad)  2Beil)raud)buft  gerod)en. 

3)er  (Sine  betoegte  fogar  ben  SJiunb 
Unb  fyielt  eine  9iebe,  f  efyr  lange  ; 
dr  fe^te  mir  auSeinanber,  toarum 
@r  metnen  9iefpeft  berlange. 

3uerft  ioetl  er  ein  Xobter  fet, 
Unb  jtoettenS  toeil  er  ein  ^onig, 
Unb  brtitenS  iuetl  er  ein  §eil'ger  —  jebodj 
2)a§  2lffe§  rii^rte  mitfy  toentg. 

^d^  gab.ifim  jur  2lntn)ort  lad^enben 
SSergebenS  ift  betne  Semii^ung  ! 
^d;  fef)e,  baf§  bit  ber  3Sergangen^eit 
©e^orft  in  jeber  SBesiefyung. 


fort  toon  fyier  !  im  tief  en  ©rab 
eure  natitrltdie  ©tetle. 
Seben  nimmt  je^t  in 
biejer 


ier  im  2)ome  ^aufen, 
Unb  toeicfyt  iF>r  nid;t  iuittig,  fo  brand!)'  id)  ©ettialt 
Unb  laff  '  eud)  mit  ^olben  laufen  ! 

(So  fprad)  id),  unb  icfy  bre^te  mid)  urn, 
2)a  fab,  id;  furd)tbar  blinfen 
2)e§  ftummen  SegleiterS  furd^tbareS  33eil  — 
Unb  er  berftanb  mein  2Binfen. 


110  fjeincs  <8e6tcf?te. 

6r  nafyte  fufy,  unb  mit  bem  SBeil 
^erfcfymetterte  er  bie  armen 
(Sfelette  be§  2lberglauben§,  er  fcfylug 
112  <3ie  nieber  ofyn'  Csrbarmen. 

@§  brotmte  ber  £iebe  2Bieberb.aH 
2lu§  atten  ©eh)blben,  entfe^Itd^  !  — 
33Iutftrome  fd^ofjen  au§  meiner  Sruft, 
116  Unb  ic^>  eriuac^te 


110. 
ftoput  IX. 

SBon  Gotten  toar  tc^  brei  SSiertel  auf 

2Rorgen§  fortgereifet  ;   * 
2Bir  lamen  nad^  §agen  fd^on  gegen  S)rei, 
!Da  toirb  ju  SRittag  gej^eifet. 

2)er  Sttfcfe,  roar  geberft.    ^ier  fanb  i*  gang 
3)ie  altgerntanii'd^e  ^iid^e. 
@ei  mir  gegrii^t,  mein  <Sauerfraut, 
§olbfelig  jinb  betne  ©eriidt)e  ! 


©eftobte  ^aftanien  im  griinen 
@o  a^  i4>  fie  etnft  bet  ber  2Rutter! 
^)TC  fyeimifdjen  StocEfifd^e,  feib  mir  gegrii^t! 
2Bie  fd9h)immt  ib,r  flug  in  ber  Suiter! 


^ebtoebem  fiifylenben  §erjen  bleibt 
)a§  3SaterIanb  etoig  tbeuer  — 
%<fy  liebe  aud^  rec^t  braun  gefc^mort 
16  2)te  Siidflinge  unb  (Ster. 


Deutfd)lan6.  Ill 

2Bie  jaucbjten  bie  SBiirfte  im  fpritjelnben  gett! 
$)ie  $rammet§t>6gel,  bie  frommen 
©ebratenen  (Jnglein  mit  2fyfelmujj, 
@ie  jnntfcberten  mir:  ,,23ittf  ommen  !" 

,,28Ulf  ommen,  SanbSmann,"  —  jtoitfcfyerten  fte  — 
,,33tft  lange  aulgebUeben, 
§aft  bid^)  mit  frembem  ©ebogel  fo  lang 
^n  ber  grembe  fyerwngetrieben  !" 

S§  ftanb  auf  bent  £ifdje  eine  ©an?, 
©in  ftitte§,  gemutf>It4>eg  SSefen. 
(5ie  F>at  toiettetcfyt  mi4>  einft  geliebt, 
2tll  toir  beibe  nodb  jung  geiuefen. 

<5te  blicfte  mic^  an  fo  bebeittungSbott, 
©o  innig,  fo  treu,  fo  toeb,  e  ! 
Sefa§  eine  fcfyone  (Seele 
tear  ba§  gleifcb,  feb,r 


Slurfj  einen  <Srf)it)ein§fo^f  trug  man  auf 
n  einer  jtnnernen  ©d^iiffel  ; 

immer  frfimud't  man  ben  (Scfytoeinen  bei 
\t  Sorberblattern  ben  duffel. 


111. 
Sopnt  xiv. 

Gin  feucfyter  2Binb,  ein  fafyleS  Sanb, 
e  6f)aife  tuacfelt  im  ©d^Iamme ; 

fingt  eg  unb  fltngt  e€  in  meinem  ©emiitb, : 
<Sonne/  bu  Hagenbe  glamme!" 


112  ^cincs  (Sebtcfyte. 


ift  ber  <5rf>luf£retm  beg  alten  SiebS, 
oft  meine  2lmme  gefungen  — 
,,@onne,  bu  flagenbe  gfamme  !"  2)a§  b,  at 
2Bie  2BalbIj>ornruf  geflungen. 

@§  !ommt  im  Sieb  ein  3Jiorber  bor, 
S)er  lebt'  in  2uft  unb  ^yreube  ; 
2Ran  finbet  t^>n  enblii^  im  2BaIbe  ge^enft 
2ln  enter  grauen  SSeibe. 


SJiorberg  ^obeSurtfyeil  toar 
©enagelt  am  SSeibenftamme  ; 
£a§  ^aben  bie  ^dd^er  ber  ^efyme  getf>an  — 
16  ,,<5onne,  bu  flagenbe  ^-lamme  !" 

2>ie  ©onne  loar  HIdger,  fte  fyatte  beh)ir!t, 
35aj§  man  ben  Sftorber  berbamme. 
Dttilie  ^atte  fterbenb  gefcfynen  : 
20  n©onne/  bu  flagenbe  glamme  !" 

Unb  benf  icfy  be§  Siebe§,  fo  benf  id)  and) 
35er  2lmme,  ber  lieben  2llten, 
<;$tf)  feb,e  toteber  ifyr  braune^ 
24  2Rit  aEen  3tunjeln  unb 

<Sie  h>ar  geboren  im  SJiiinfterlanb, 
Unb  toufite  in  grower  9Kenge 
©ej'benfterge^idfiten,  graufenfyaft, 
28  Unb  SJidrd^en  unb  SSoIfSgefdnge.  .  . 


ftorfenbem  2ltf>em  ^orrf)te  id^  b,in, 
•JBenn  bie  3tlte  ernfter  unb  leifer 
3u  fbrec^en  begann  unb  bom  9?otb,  bart  fbraa), 
32  3Son  unferem  fyeimlicfyen  ^aifer. 


Deutfcfylanb.  113 

(Sie  fyat  mir  berftcfyert,  er  fei  nicfyt  tobt, 
2Bie  ba  glauben  bie  ©elefyrten, 
@r  b,  aufe  berftedt  in  einem  23erg 
36  3Jtit  feinen  23affengefdb,rten. 


fer  ift  ber  33erg  genannt, 
Unb  brtnnen  i(t  eine  .§5E>Ie  ; 
$)ie  3(mpeln  er^eHen  fo  getfterfyaft 
40  2)te  ^od^getoolbten  ©die. 

@m  iWorftaff  ift  bcr  erfte  @aal, 
Unb  borten  fann  man  jefyen 
2SteI'  taufenb  ^ferbe,  blanfgefd^irrt, 
44  2)ie  an  ben  ^rt^pen  ftefyen. 


<Sie  finb  gefattelt  unb  gegdumt, 

on  biefen  9tofjen 

einjige?  toie^ert,  fein  einjigeS  ftampft. 
<Sinb  ftiff,  tote  au3  @ifen  gegoffen. 

^m  jh>eiten  ©aale,  auf  ber  ©treu, 

man  ©olbaten  liegen, 
'  taufenb  ©olbaten,  bdrtigeg  SSoIf, 
friegerifd;  tro^igen 


<Sie  fmb  geritftet  toon 
atte  biefe  Sraben, 
<Sie  riifyren  fi$  nidBt,  betoegen  fi$  nid^t, 
@ie  liegen  feft  unb  fcMafen. 


^elt  im  britten  <SaaI 
(Sinb  ©c^toerter,  ©treitdjte,  ©^jeere, 
^arnifcfye,  ^elme,  toon  (Silber  unb  Stab,!, 
Slltfrdnfifcb^e  geuergetoebrc. 


114  ^jeincs  <8ebid?te. 

©efyr  toenig'  $anonen,  bodj  genug, 
Urn  eine  £ropb,ae  ju  bilben. 
§orf)  ragt  barau§  etne  ^a^ne  fyerfcor, 
64  ©ie  $arbe  ift  fcfyftmr^rotfy  sgiilben. 

3)er  $aifer  betoofynt  ben  bierten  ©aal. 
©cfyon  feit  ^ai>rbunberten  fi^t  er 
2tiif  fteinernem  @iui)I  am  fteinernen 
68  3)a§  §au)3t  auf  bie  Slrnte  ftii^t  er. 


©ein  23art,  ber  big  gut  @rbe 
^ft  rotf)  h)ie  ^euerflammen, 
3utoeilen  jtotnfert  er  mit  bem 
-ji  3^e^  manc^mal  bie  Bremen  jufammen. 

©d^Icift  er  ober  benft  er  nacfy? 
9Kan  fann'§  nicfyt  genau  ermitteln  ; 
2)orf)  toenn  bie  red^te  ©timbe  fommt, 
76  SSirb  er  em^or  fid)  riitteln. 

2)ie  gute  ^a^ne  ergretft  er  bann 
Unb  ruft  :   ,,3u  $ferb  !  ju  ^3ferbe  !" 
@ein  reifige^  SSoII  erh)acr;t  unb  fpringt 
80  Saiit  raffelnb  empor  toon  ber  ©rbe. 


@in  ^jeber  fd^toingt  fify  auf  fein 

iei)  ert  unb  ftam))ft  mit  ben  £ufen  ! 
<Sie  reiten  b,inau§  in  bie  !Iirrenbe  SSelt, 
84  Unb  bie  Srompeten  rufen. 

@ie  reiten  gut,  fte  fcfjlagen  gut, 
@ie  ^aben  au^gefd^Iafen. 
3>er  ^aifer  ^alt  ein  ftrengeg 
88  6r  toitt  bie  iiorber  beftrafen  - 


Deutfd)Ianb.  115 

35te  -Btorber,  bie  gemeitcfyelt  einft 
2)ie  tfyeure,  tounberfame, 
©olbtodfigte  SJungfrau  ©ermania  !  — 
92  <Sonne,  bu  ftngenbe  g-lamme  ! 

•JBofyl  2Rand?er,  ber  fid)  geborgen  geglaubt, 
Unb  lad^enb  auf  feinem  ©c^Iof?  fafe, 
@r  totrb  ntcfyt  entge^en  bem  rdd^enben  ©trang,  — 
96 


2Sie  fltngen  fte  Iteblicfj,  tote  Jlingen  fie  fii^, 
2)te  3JJdrd^en  ber  alten  2lmme! 


,  bu  llagenbe  ^lamme!" 


112  (a). 

£dput  XVI. 

Stolen  be§  2Bagen§  trecfte  mtd^  auf, 
fanfen  bie  Slugenliber 
Salb  toieber  ju,  unb  \fy  entfd^lief 
Unb  trdumte  toon  Stotfybart  Voieber. 

©ing  toieber  fd^iDa^enb  mtt  il^m  fyerum 
2)urrf>  atte  bie  battenben  ©die; 
@r  frug  mid^>  2)ie§,  er  frug  mid? 
33erlangte,  baf§  id?  erjdble. 

@r  ^atte  au§  ber  Dberioelt 
Seit  bielen,  bielen  ^abren, 
feit  bem  ftebenjcifyrigen 
Sterben^irtort  erfa^ren. 


116  Denies  ©eMcljte. 


frug  nad;  9Jiofe§  ;IRenbel§fob,n, 
ber  $arfd;in,  mit  ^ntreffe 
er  nad;  ber  ©rdfin  SDubarrty, 
16  3)e§  fimfgefynten  8ublmg§  Sftaitreffe. 

D  $aif  er,  rtef  id;,  h)ie  bift  bu 
S)er  9Jlofe§  tft  langft  geftorben, 
sJlebft  feiner  Skbeffa,  aud^ 
20  ®er  (go^n,  tft  geftorben,  berborben. 

3)er  2lbrai>am  l>atte  mit  Sea  erjeugt 
(Sin  93iibd^en,  ^elij  l>ei^t  er, 
SDer  brac^te  e§  t»eit  tm  6^riftenti)iim, 
24  Sf*  f^9on  $apettemneifter. 

2)ie  S)ubarr^  lebte  luftig  unb  flott, 
@o  lange  Subioig  regierte, 
3)er  giinfje^nte  namlic^),  fie  ftmr  fc^on  alt, 
28  21I§  man  fie  guiEotim'erte. 

2)er  ^onig  Subhng  ber  ^unfje^nte  ftarb 
©anj  rufyig  in  feinem  S3ette, 
2)er  ©edjgeljmte  aber  h>arb  guiEotiniert 
32  3Jiit  ber  ^onigin  Stntoinette. 


2)ie  $6nigin  geigte  gro^en 
©anj  roie  e§  fid)  gebii^rte, 
2)ie  SDubarrty  aber  tweinte  unb  fd^rie, 
36  2ll§  man  fie  guillotinierte.  -- 


^aifer  blieb  ^lo^lirf;  ftiHe  fteb^n, 
Unb  fa^  mid)  an  mit  ben  ftieren 
2(ugen  unb  farad;  :   ,,llm  ©otteStotttn, 
4o  2Ba§  ift  ®a§,  ©uittotinieren  '?" 


Dcutfdjlanb.  117 

©uittotinieren  —  erlld'rte  id;  il)m  — 
3ft  eine  neue  sJJletI)obe, 
2Bomit  man  bie  Seute  jeglid)en  ©tanbg 
44  33om  Seben  bringt  gu  £obe. 

33ei  biefer  Sftetfyobe  bebient  man  fid) 
Slitd)  einer  neuen  2Rafd)ine, 
SDtc  i>at  erfunben  §err  ©uittotin 
48  35rum  nennt  man  fie  ©uittottne. 

2)u  tuirft  I)ter  an  em  Srett  gefd)naflt  ;  - 
SDaS  f  enft  ftd^  ;  —  bu  toirft  gefdjoben 
©efd)h)inbe  jtotfd;en  jtoet  ^foften  ;  —  eg  fycingt 
52  @tn  breierfig  Sell  ganj  oben  ;  — 

3Jian  jtefyt  eine  ©rfinur,  bann  fdpie^t  fyerab 
3)a§  ^Beil,  gang  lufttg  unb  munter; 
Sei  biefer  ©elegeni>eit  fafft  bein 
56  S 


^aifer  fiel  mir  in  bie 

ftiH,  toon  beiner  3ftafd)ine 
id;  TO^tg  totffen,  ©ott 
60  2)af§  id)  mid)  i^rer  bebtene  ! 


$6nig  unb  bie  ^onigin! 

an  einem  33rette! 
ift  ja  gegen  aHen  9tef^e!t 
64  Unb  atte  gtifette  ! 

,,Unb  bu,  toer  bift  bu,  ba§  bu  eg  toagft, 
5Jiid)  fo  toertraulid)  ju  bu^en? 
2Barte,  bu  Siir[d)d;en,  id)  roerbe  bit  fd^on 
68  £)ie  !eden  ^liigel  ftu^en  ! 


118  Ijetnes  <J5eMcr)te. 

,,(§;3  regt  mir  bie  innerfte  ©aHe  auf, 
2Benn  icfy  bicfy  fy  ore  fpredfien, 
3)ein  Dbem  fcbon  ift  ^ocfyberratb, 
72  Unb  3Kajeftciteberbred)en!" 

2ll§  fold>erma^en  in  Gifer  gerietf> 
2)er  3llte  unb  fonber  Sd^ranlen 
llnb  (Sd^onung  mic^  anfdjnob,  ba  plafeten  ^erau^ 
76  2ludi  mir  bie  gef>eimften  ©ebanfen. 

§err  9fiot^bart  —  rief  id^  laut  —  bit  bift 
©in  alte§  gabeltoefen, 
©e!^,  leg  bic^  fd)  (afen,  ioir  loerben  ung 
80  2lu$  ot)ne  bic^  erlofen. 


Slepublifaner  lac^en  un§  a 
n  fte  an  unferer  S^i^e 
So  etn  ©ef^enft  mit  «2ce^ter  unb 
84  @ie  riffen  fd^Iec^te 


Slucb,  beine  ^ab,ne  gefallt  mir  nicfyt  rne 
3)ie  altbeut)cf)en  barren  berbarben 
3Kir  fc^on  in  ber  Surfcfyenlcfyaft  bie  Suft 
88  Sin  ben  fcfytoar^rothsgolbnen  garben. 


33efte  loare,  bu  bliebeft  j 
§ier  in  bem  alten  ^tyfffyaufer  — 
33ebenf  ify  bie  <Sadf)e  gang  genau, 
92  <2o  braucfyen  h)ir  gar  feinen  ^aifer. 


Dcutfdjlanb.  119 

112  (b). 
fioput  xvn. 

^dj  fyabe  mid;  mit  bent  $aifer  gejanft, 
3>m  Xraum,  im  £raum  toerftefyt  fid;,  — 
^m  n)ad;enben  guftanb  fpred;en  toir  nid;t 
W\t  ^iirften  fo  toiberfeljig. 


trdumenb,  im  ibealen  Xraum, 
2Sagt  i^nen  ber  2)eutfd^e  511  fagen 
2)ie  beutfc^e  SReinung,  bie  er  fo  tief 
§erjen  getragen. 


2ll§  irf)  ertua^t',  fu^r  tcf)  etnem  2Balb 
SSotbet,  ber  2tnbltcf  ber  Saitme, 
3)er  nadften  ^oljernen  SStrflic^feit, 
$8erf$eurf)te  meine 


3)ie  (Sicken  fc^iittelten  evnft^aft  ba§ 
$>ie  Sirfen  unb  Strfenretfer 
@ic  ntdften  fo  toarnenb  —  unb  tcfy  rief  : 
1  6  SSergieb  mtr,  mein  t^eurer 


•Bergieb  mtr,  o  9totbbart,  ba€  rafcfye  2Bort  ! 
^d^  ioet^,  bu  bift  btel  ioeifer 
2ll§  id>,  id;  ^abe  fo  twenig  ©ebulb  — 
S)od;  fomme  bu  balb,  mein  ^aifer! 


SDir  ba^  ©uiQotinieren  nid)t, 
bleib  bei  ben  alien  SJtttteln: 
(gd^toert  fiir  (SbeHeute,  ber 
24  5ur  33i»rger  unb  Sauern  in 


120 


9lur  mand)mal  toecfySle  ab,  unb  laf§ 
2)en  2lbel  fyangen,  unb  Ittyfe 
@in  bigcfyen  bie  SBiirger  unb'  SBauern,  toir  finb 
28  ^ 


lt)teber  ^er  b 

arl§  be§  giinften, 
Itnb  tljeile  toteber  ein  bag 
32  S'iad^  ©tanben,  ©itben  unb 


alte  t>eil'ge  romifd^e 
toieber  ^er,  ba§  ganje, 
©ieb  un§  ben  mobrtgften  ^Blunber 
36  SKtt  cittern  ^trlefanje. 


SJiittelalter,  immeri)tn, 
a^re,  tote  e§  getoefen, 
%d)  toitt  e§  ertragen  —  erlofe  un§  nur 
40  SSon  jenem  3h)ittertoefen, 

SSon  jenem  ^amafc^enrtttert^um, 
£)a§  efel^aft  ein  ©etnifc^  ift 
SSon  got^tfd^em  2Ba^n  unb  mobernem  2ug, 
44  3)a§  toeber  ^leifc^  no$  gifd^  ift. 


fort  ba§  ^omobianten^acf, 
Unb  fc^Iie^e  bie  (Scfyaufpielfya'ufer, 
9Bo  man  bie  3Sorjeit  parobiert  — 
48  ^omme  bu  balb,  o  ^aifer  ! 


2)eutfd)lanb.  121 


113. 
xvm. 


SRinben  ift  eine  fefte  33urg 
£at  gute  2Beb,r  unb  SBaffen! 
3Jiit  preufjifcfyen  $eftungen  b,ab'  icfy  jebodj 
4  -fticfyt  gerne  toaS  ju  fc^affen. 

9Bir  famen  bort  an  jur  2lbenbjeit. 
3)ie  ^lanlen  ber  3u9^iicf'  fto^nten 
@o  fc^aurig,  al§  tDtr  f)iniibergerollt  ; 
8  2;ie  bunflen  ©rdben  gat>nten. 

2)ie  b,oi)en  33aftionen  fd^auten  micf)  an, 
(So  brofy  enb  unb  berbroffen  ; 
S)a§  grofje  %$oic  ging  raffelnb  auf, 
12  SBarb  rafjelnb  tuieber  gefd^Ioffen. 

2ld)  !  meine  ©eele  ioarb  betriibt, 
2Bie  be§  Db^ffeu^  ©eele, 
2113  er  gefyort,  baf§  ^Sol^b,  em 
16  3)en  ^elSblocE  fc^ob  bor  bie  ^ofyle. 


@g  trat  an  ben  2Bagen  ein 
Unb  frug  un§:  h)ie  totr 
$$  b,eiBe  ^itemanb,  bin  2tugenarjt 
20  Unb  ftecfye  ben  ©taar  ben  9ltefen. 

^m  SBirtb,  §b,  au§  trarb  mtr  nod^)  f  glimmer  ju  SRutb,  , 
2)a§  Gffen  toottt'  mir  nicfyt  fc^mecfen. 
©ing  fc^Iafen  fogleid),  boi^  fd^Iief  id)  nid^t, 
24  9Kic§  briidEten  fo  fd^njer  bie  $>ec!en. 


122  Seines 


(£§  toar  ein  breites?  ^eberbett, 
©arbinen  bon  rotfyem  SDamajte, 
£)er  £immel  toon  fcerblicfyenem  ©olb, 
28  SRit  einem  fcfymu^igen  Duafte. 


33erflurf)ter  Duaft!  ber  bie  gan^e 
35ie  Itebe  ^itbe  tnir  raubte! 
@r  ^ing  mtr,  iote  be§  2)amo!Ie§  ©d^toert, 
32  (So  brob,  enb  iiber  bem 


@c()ten  manc^mal  etn  @d^Iangenlo!pf  gu  fetn, 
Unb  icb,  i)  orte  i^>n  E)eimltcf)  gtfcfy  en  : 
,,S)u  bift  unb  bleibft  in  ber  ^eftung  je^t, 
36  2)u  fannft  ntd^t  mefyr  enttoifc^en  !" 

D,  baf§  idj>  twdre  —  feufjte  tcf)  — 
®af§  ic^>  ju  §aufe  toare, 
S3ei  meiner  Iteben  ^rau  in  $ariS, 
40  ^m  faubourg  ^oiffonifcre  ! 

^d^  fii^Ite,  h)ie  iiber  bie  ©time  mir 
mancfymal  @th)al  geftrid^en, 

einer  lalten  Senfor^anb, 
44  Unb  meine  ©ebanfen  toid^en  - 

©enbarmen,  in  2eic&,enla!en  ge^iittt, 


Umringte  mein  Sett,  id)  ^orte  aurf> 
48  Un^eimlic^eS  ^ettengeKirre. 


2lc^!  bie  ©efyenfter  fc^Ie^ten  mid^t  fort, 
Unb  icb,  f>ab'  mic^  enblid^  befunben 
Sin  einer  fteilen  ftelf  entoanb  ; 
52  3)ort  mar  idf?  feftgebunben. 


Deutfcfylanb.  123 

3)er  bofe  fd;mutjige  Settbimmelquaft! 
$$  fanb  ib,n  gleidjfaflg  toieber, 
2>oc6,  fab,  er  je£t  tote  ein  ©eier  au§, 
56  9JMt  ^ratten  unb  fd^toarjem  ©efieber. 


@r  glid^  bem  ^reu^tfc^en  3lbler  je$t, 
Unb  fydt  meinen  Seib  umf  lammert  ; 
@r  fra^  tntr  bie  Seber  au§  ber  33ritft, 
60  %3)  fyabe  gefto^nt  unb  gejammert. 

^  jammerte  lange  —  ba  frafyte  ber 
Unb  ber  giebertraum  erblaffte. 
^d^  lag  gu  2Jlinben  im  fc^tot|enben  Sett, 
64  $er  2lbler  tnarb  toieber  gum  Quafte. 


^4)  reifte  fort  mit 
Unb  fc^o^fte  freten  Dbem 
Girft  brau^en  in  ber  freien  -ftatur 
68  2tuf  Surfeburg'fd^em  SBoben. 


114. 
.Uaput  XX. 

58on  §arburg  fubr  td^  in  einer  6tunb' 
amburg.    @§  loar  fd;on  2lbenb. 
3)ie  (Sterne  am  §immel  grii^ten  mid), 
2)ie  Suft  toar  linb  unb  labenb. 

Unb  all  ic&,  ju  meiner  ^rau  3Jiutter  fam, 
Grfd^raf  fie  f aft  toor  greube ; 
@tc  rief:  ,,9ftein  Iiebe§  ^inb!"  unb  fc^Iug 
gufammen  bie  §onbc  beibe. 


124  Retries  (Sebicfyte. 


«9Jletn  UebeS  £inb,  toob,!  breijefyn 
SSerfloffen  unterbeffen  ! 
25u  toirft  geh)if§  recfyt  fyungrig  fein  - 
12  (Sag  an,  toa§  toittft  bu  ejfen? 

,,^cb,  b,abe  $ifrf>  unb  ©anfefleifd? 
Unb  fcfyone  2(pfelftnen." 
@o  gieb  mtr  gtfcf)  unb  ©anfefleifd^ 
16  Unb  fd^one  Sl^felfinen. 


Unb  al3  id)  a^  mit  gro^em 
$)te  9)cittter  toar  gludflidp  unb  munter, 
<Sie  frug  n)o^l  £}ie3,  fie  frug 
^erfangltcfye  ^^agen  mitunter. 


ItebeS  ^inb  !  unb  totrft  bu  aucfj 
forgfam  ge^flegt  in  ber  ?yrembe  ? 
SSerftctjt  beine  ^rau  bie  ^aus^altung, 
24  Unb  flidft  fie  bir  ©triim^fe  unb  §embe?" 

2)er  fjifd^  ift  gut,  lieb  SKutterlein, 
ntuf^  man  tf>n  fd^ioeigenb  berje^ren  ; 
Iriegt  fo  leic^t  eine  ©rat'  in  ben 
2&  2)u  barfft  mid^  je^t  nid^t  ftoren. 

Unb  alg  id^  ben  braben  gifdp 
®ie  @an§  h)arb  aufgetragen. 
3)ie  Gutter  frug  nneber 
y.  2JMtunter  berfdnglicfie 


liebe§  ^inb!  in  toeld^em  ?anb 
Safft  ftd^  am  beften  leben? 
4?ier  ober  in  ^ranfreid;?  unb  toelcfyem  33olf 
36  Sirft  bu  ben  SSorjug  geben  ? 


Deutfd?Ian6.  125 

$)ie  beutfcfye  ©anS,  lieb  TOutterlein, 
3ft  gut,  jebocfy  bie  granjofen, 
<3ie  ftopfen  bie  ©anfe  beffer  al3  toir, 
4o  2lu$  fyaben  fie  beffere  ©aucen. 


Unb  ati  bie  ®an§  fic^  rmebe* 
2)a  marten  it>re  2luftoartung 
2)ie  l^felfinen,  fte  fd^medten  fo  fii^, 
44  ©anj  iiber  affe  ©rtoartung. 

35ie  Gutter  aber  fing  toieber  an 
3u  fragen  feljr  Dergniigltc^) 
9iac^  taufenb  2)ingen,  tnitunter  fogar 
48  Wafy  ^Dingen,  bie  fefyr 


2Bie  benfft  bu 
£retbft  bit  nod^)  immer  nul  5Reigung 
®ie  ^Bolitif  ?    BU  toel^er  $artei 
52  ©ef)6rft  bu  tnit  tiberjeugung?" 


lieb  3Jiutterlein, 
<Sinb  gut,  unb  tnit  toa^rem  33ergnugen 
SSerf^IudEe  icf)  ben  fiifien  ©aft 
56  Unb  id?  laffe  bie  @<fyalen  liegen. 


Komancero. 


Jptftorim. 

115. 
Sdjclm  uoit  SBergen. 

gu  Sitfjelborf  am 
2Birb  9Jhitnmenfdjan§  gefyalten  ; 
5Da  fltmmern  bie  $erjen,  ba  raitfdit  bie  3Jiufif, 
3)a  tangen  bie  bunten  ©eftalten. 


2)a  tanjt  bie  fd)5ne 
@ie  Iad)t  laut  auf  beftdnbig  ; 
%f)v  ^dnjer  ift  ein  fd)lanfer 
8  ©ar  fyofifrf)  unb  be^enbig. 

@r  tragt  cine  9ftaffe  toon  fd^hjarjem  ©ammt, 
2)arau3  gar  freubig  blicfet 
@in  2tuge  tote  ein  blanfer  ®old^, 
12  £alb  au§  ber  ©d^eibe  gejildfet. 


@S  jubelt  bie  ^ 
SBerai  ^ene  boriiberlua^en. 
®er  S)ri(feS  unb  bie 
16  ©rit^en  mil  ©cfymtrren  unb  ©cfjnaljen. 

(126) 


Komancero.  127 


Unb  bie  £rombeten  fcfymettern  brein, 
$)er  ndrrifcfye  SBrummbafS  brummet, 
23i§  enblicb,  ber  £anj  ein  Gnbe  nitnmt 
Unb  bie  SJhtfif  berftummet. 


$rau,  gebt  Urlaub  mir, 
I^cb,  mufS  naci^  £aufe  gef>en  —  " 
©te  §erjogtn  Iacf)t:  rr,r3<^  laff'  bic^  nicfyt  fort, 
SBebor  t^  bein  StntH^  gefeben."  " 

,,!Durc^Iau4)tigfte  ^tau,  gebt  Urlaub  tntr, 
9)iein  2lnbltcf  bringt  (Sd^redEen  unb  ©rauen  —  " 
2)ie  ^erjogin  lad^t  :  ,,,,^d^  fiirc^te  mic^  ntc^t, 
%3)  toitt  bein  S(ntli$  fcb.auen."  " 


,,2)urd9lauc^tigfte  ftiau,  gebt  Urlaub  mir, 
2)er  9tac^t  unb  bem  ^Cobe  gefyor'  ic^  —  " 
p!Die  £er§ogin  ladpt:  „„%$  laffe  bid^  nicfyt, 
3)ein  2(ntli^  ju  flatten  begefyr'  ic^."" 


ftrdubt  fid^  ber  9ftann  mit  finfterm  SBort, 
SSeib  nid)t  ja^men  funnt'  er; 
<3ie  rif§  gule^t  ib,m  mit  ©etoalt 
2)ie  5Raf!e  bom  Slntli^  I)  erunter. 


ift  ber  ©cfyarfricfyter  bon  Sergen!"  fo  fd^reit 
(Sntfe^t  bie  SRenge  im  ©aale 
Unb  toeicfyet  fdbeufam  —  bie  §erjogin 
fort  ju  i^rem  ©emafyle. 


2)er  §erjog  ift  Hug,  er  tilgte  bie  @rf)m 
3)er  ©attin  auf  ber  Stette. 
@r  jiog  fein  blanfe^  ©c^toert  unb  fbracb,  : 
bor  mir  nieber,  ©efeUe  !" 


128  fjetnes  (Sebtcfyc. 

,,:3Jiit  biefem  <2d;toertfd;lag  mad;'  id)  bid) 
^e|t  efyrlid;  unb  ritterjiinftig. 
Unb  toeil  bu  etn  ©djelm,  jo  nenne  bid) 
48  £>err  <Sd>elm  toon  SBergen  fiinftig." 

@o  ioarb  ber  Denier  ein  @belmann 
Unb  2lbnt>err  ber  ©cfyelme  Don  SBergen, 
@in  ftoige?  ©ef(^Ierf;t !  e§  blubte  am 
52  Se^t  f^^ft  *§  in  fteinernen  <3drgen. 


116. 


ging  bie  tounberfcfyone 
@ultan§torf;ter  auf  unb  nieber 
Um  bie  2lbenbjeit  am  ©pringbrunn, 
2Bo  bie  iDei^en  2Baffer  platfd&em. 


ftanb  ber  iunge  (Sflabe 
Um  bie  2lbenbjeit  am  Springbrunn. 
2Bo  bie  toei^en  SBaffer  plti  tfcfyern  ; 
2;aglirf;  iparb  er  bteid;  unb  bleitf;er. 


2lbenb3  trat  bie  giirftin 
3luf  ifm  gu  mit  raf  d;en  2Borten  : 
,,SDeinen  ^amen  ioitt  irf;  toijfen, 
2)eine  ^eimat,  beine 


Unb  ber  6flabe  f^rad;  :  „%$  beifee 
3Ro^ameb,  id;  bin  au§  9)emen. 
Unb  mein  <5tamm  finb  jene  2tfra, 
16  2BeIa;e  fterben,  h>enn  fte  lieben." 


Samentattonen. 


3)a§  (Sliicf  ift  etne  leidjte  $irne, 
Unb  toeilt  nic&t  gem  am  felben  Ort, 
@ie  ftreid)t  ba§  $aar  bir  Don  ber  ©time, 
Unb  tflfft  bi<f>  rafd?  unb  flatter!  fort. 

gfraii  Ungliicf  ^at  im  Oegent^eile 
35tc^i  liebef  eft  an3  $erj  gebrildt  ; 
©ie  fagt,  fie  Jjabe  teine  ©tie, 
3  c§t  ftd)  ;u  bir  an3  Sett  unb  ftritft. 


117. 
unb 


<5anfte§  Siafen, 

tnit  ben  glii^nben  9lofen, 
Siige,  filler  ;Dunft, 
SSereblung  rofyer  S3runft, 
j,  ber  Stebe  Retire 
SDa  feib  Sftetfter  ibr, 


Stber  toir  berftefyn  un§ 
2Btr  ©ertnanen,  auf  ben  §af§. 
Slug  Oemiitb,  e§  Siefen  qutttt  er, 
3)eutfcf)er  §af§  !  £)ocb,  rieftg 
Unb  mtt  feinem  ©tfte  fuHt  er 
@cb,ier  ba§  ^eibelberger  %afe. 

(129) 


130  f)etnes   (De&tdjte. 


118. 
25  ic 

(3n  ein  Sud».) 

,  ein  unglciub'ger 
©laub'  idE?  an  ben  ^immel  nicfyt, 
SDen  bie  ^ircfyenlefyre  9ffoma§ 
tlnb  ^erufalemS  Derf^rtd^t. 


bie  ©pftenj  ber  @ngel, 
2)ie  bejtoeifelte  icf>  nie  ; 
Sicfytgefdjopfe  fonber  Mangel, 
$ier  auf  (Srben  iuanbeln  fie. 


9iur,  genab'ge  ^rau,  bie 
@^red9'  \<fy  jenen  2Sefen  ab; 
@ngel  giebt  e§  o^ne  ^liigel, 
Sie  id^  felbft  gefefyen  ^ab'. 


mit  ben  toeijjen  §dnben, 
mit  bem  fcfyonen  Slid! 
fte  ben  -Kenfcfyen,  ioenben 
16  3Son  im  ab  ba§ 


unb  tyre  ©naben 
^roften  ^eben,  bod?  jumeift 
^i>n,  ber  bo!ppelt  quaibelaben, 
^^n,  ben  man  ben  SDicfyter  b,ei^t 


Homcmcero.  131 

119. 
9llte§  .ftamtnftiicf. 

&raufjen  giefyen  toeifce  $Ioc!en 
^urcb,  bie  Wafyt,  ber  (Sturm  ift  laut  ; 
§ier  im  (Stiibd^en  ift  eg  trocfen, 
SBarm  unb  etnfam  ftiUttettraut. 

©innenb  fi^'  id^  auf  bem  ©effcl 
Sin  bem  fnifternben  ^amtn, 
^od^enb  fummt  ber  2BafferfeffeI 
Sangft  berflungne  SJielobien. 


Unb  em  ^a^cgen  fi^t  baneben, 
2Barmt  bie  ^fotcfyen  an  ber  ©Iutf>  ; 
Unb  bie  $latnmen  fc^h)eben,  toeben, 
SBunberfam  toirb  mir  511  SRutb,  . 

SDd'mmernb  lommt  beraufgeftiegen 
^ftancfye  la'ngft  bergeffne  3^it, 
9Bie  mit  bunten  SRaffenjiigen 
Unb  berblid^ner 


(Sd^one  graun,  mit  fluger  3Jliene, 
SBinfen  fu^geb^eimnigbott 
Unb  bajluifc^en  ^arlefine 
©^ringen,  lacb^en,  Iitftigtott. 


griifcen  SRarmorgotter, 
SCraum^aft  neben  i^nen  ftefyn 
SKdrd^enblumen,  beren  SIdtter 
^n  bem  -Btonbenlicfyte  h)eb,n. 


132  ^etnes  ©ebtdjte. 


S&acfelnb  !ommt  fyerbeigefcfytoommen 
:3Jlanrf)e§  alte  gauberfcfylofS  ; 
§interbrein  geritten  lommen 
28  Slanle  Slitter, 


Unb  bag  2ltte§  jieb,  t  Doriiber, 
©djattenbaftig  iibereilt  — 
2tcb,  !  ba  fod&t  ber  Seffel  uber, 
32  Unb  ba§  naffe 


120. 
bie 


d^>  nt(^t  lirren,  laf^  bid)  nid^t  toirren 
golbne  ^tpf  el  in  beinem  2auf  ! 
©d^toerter  flirren,  bie  ^Bfeile  fc^t 
^alten  fie  nicfyt  ben  §elben  auf. 


@in  fii^ne§  SBeginnen  ift  ^albeS  ©etoinnen, 
(Sin  2llejanber  erbeutet  bie  2Belt  ! 
^ein  langeg  Sefinnen  !    2)ie  ^oniginnen 
©rtoarten  fdgon  fnieenb  ben  (Sieger  im 


2Bir  toagen,  toir  toerben  !  befteigen  al§  @rben 

alien  S)ariu§  S3ett  unb  %t)von. 
D  fiifceS  SSerberben  !  o  blitf>  enbeg  ©terben  ! 
12  SBeraitf  fy  ter  ^rium^b,  tob  ju 


Homancero.  133 

121. 


£)iefe  graue  -JBolfenfcfyar 
©tteg  au§  einem  5Reer  toon  $reuben; 
£>eute  muf§  id)  bafiir  leiben, 
2)af3  tdj>  geftern  gliicfltd? 


2lcl>,  in  SBermutfy  ^at  berfe^rt 

ber  9?eftar  !  2ld^  !  tote  qudlcnb 
^a^enjammer,  §unbe=@Ienb 
unb  SRagen  mtr  befd^toert! 


122. 
iJebeaofjJ. 


§atte  tote  ein 

mtt  eignem  33Iut  getrdn!et, 
Unb  bit  fyaft  mtr  je|t  jum  SDanf 
©att'  unb  2Bermut^  etngef^enfet. 

335fe  h)ar  e^  nid^t  gemetnt, 
Unb  fo  Better  blteb  bte  ©time; 
Setber  mtt  SSergcf^Ud^fett 
2lngefuHt  tft  betn  ©ebime. 


lebiuo^I  —  bit  merfft  eS  faum, 
td^  toetnenb  toon  btr  fdjeibe. 
©ott  er^alte,  X^orin,  btr 
g-latterftnn  unb  Seben^frcube  ! 


123. 
Jtfunbcre ! 

2Benn  bicfy  ein  2Beib  berratfyen  fyat, 
(So  Uebe  flinf  eine  2lnbre ; 
9?ocfy  befjer  todr'  e§,  bu  liefeeft  bie  6tabt  — 
4  ©d^nitre  ben  Slanjen  unb  toanbre ! 

2)u  finbeft  balb  einen  blauen  @ec, 
Umringt  bon  ^rauertuetben ; 
§ier  toeinft  bu  au^  bein  lleine§  2BeIi> 
8  Unb  beine  engen  Setben. 

SSenn  bu  ben  fteilen  33erg  erfteigft, 
SSirft  bu  betrdd^tUd)  acf^en  ; 
SDod^  hjenn  bu  ben  felftgen  ©ibfel  erreid^ft, 
12  £orft  bu  bie  Slbter  frozen. 

2)ort  toirft  bu  felbft  ein  3lbler  faft, 
3)u  bift  h)ie  neugeboren, 
®u  fu^lft  bid^  fret,  bu  fitylft :  bu  ^afi 
16  35ort  unten  nid^t  SSiel  berloren. 


124. 


2BeIle  95eil^en,  ftaub'ge  Sodfen, 
©in  berblid^en  blaue§  Sanb, 
§alb  jerriffene  Sitlette, 
2angft  toergeffner  §erjen§tanb  — 


Homancero.  135 


!gn  bie  gtatttmen  be§ 
SBerf  '  id)  fie  toerbroffnen 
&ngftlid>  fniftern  biefe  SCriimmer 
unb 


e,  flattcrf)afle 
Gibe,  in  ben  ©cfylot 
fte  fyinauf  —  e§  fid^ert 
Unftcfytbar  ber  Heine  ©ott. 


S3ei  ben  ^ylammen  beS 

d^  trdutnenb,  unb  idp  fefy', 
2Bte  bie  giinld^en  in  ber  2lfdje 
16  ©titt  berglu^n  —  ©ut'  ^ad?t  —  Slbe  ! 


136 


a  *  a  r  H  s. 


125. 
SBeUIanf. 

man  23iel,  fo  toirb  man  balb 
m'el  -iDiefyr  baju  befommen. 
2Ber  nur  28emg  i>at,  2)em  h>irb 
ba§  2Bentge  genommen. 


9Benn  bu  aber  gar 

d^,  fo  lajfe  bid^  begraben  — 

ein  9fec^)t  jum  Seben,  Sump, 
§aben  nur,  bie  ettoaS  fyaben. 


126. 
©tcrnc. 

Slumen  erretd^t  ber  %u%  fo  letdjrt, 
h)erben  gertreten  bie  meiften  ; 
9Jtan  ge^)t  borbet  unb  tritt  entjtoei 
2)ie  bloben  tme  bie  breiften. 


rufyn  in 

toei^  man  fte  aufjufpuren  ; 
9Jian  bofyrt  ein  £ocl)  unb  fpannt  fie  in§  ^500), 
Don  feibenen 


Komcmcero.  137 


$ie  (Sterne  finb  Hug/  fie  fyalten  init 
SSon  unferer  @rbe  fid)  feme  ; 
2tm  ^immetejelt,  ate  Sifter  ber  2BeIt, 
©tefyn  etoig  ficber  bie  (Sterne. 


127. 


©rofj  ift  bie  SHjmlicfyfeit  ber  beiben  fcfyonen 
^iingling^geftalten,  ob  ber  (Sine  gleidj 
SBiel  blaffer,  al§  ber  2tnbre,  auc^  t>iel  ftrenger, 

4  $aft  ntodbt'  id^  fagen  biel  bornefymer  au§fxe^t, 

StU  jener  2(nbre,  toeldjer  mtc^)  bertraulic^ 
^n  feme  Slrme  fdr)Iof§  —  2Bie  lieblid^  fanft 
SSar  bann  fein  Sdc^eln  unb  fein  SMic!  fo  felig! 

8  3)ann  mod^t'  eg  h)of)I  gefcfyefyn,  bafg  feine^ 

9Jlo^nbIumenfranj  aucf)  meine  Stirn  beriif)rte 
Unb  fettfam  buftenb  atten  Sd^merj  berfd^euc^te 
2fu§  meiner  <SeeI'  —  3)oc^  foldje  2inberung, 

12  (Sie  bauert  lurje  3^it;  genefen  gtinjlicr) 

^ann  id9  nur  bann,  toenn  feine  ^arfel  fenft 
3)er  anbre  SBruber,  ber  fo  ernft  unb  bletcfy.  — 
Out  ift  ber  (Scblaf,  ber  2:ob  ift  beffer  —  freilid? 

16  jDa§  Sefte  iudre,  nie  geboren  fein. 


128. 
bie 


ift  ber  bofe  3:f)anato§, 
fommt  auf  einem  fablen 


138  fjetnes  <J5e6id?te. 

3$  fyoY  ben  §uffrf)lag,  fyor'  ben  £rab, 
4  2)er  bunlle  better  fyolt  nu'dj  ab  — 

(gr  retjjt  mt$  fort,  Sftatfyilben  foil  icf>  laffen, 
D,  ben  ©ebanfen  !ann  mein  §er§  nidjt  faffen! 


<5ie  h>ar  ntir  2Betb  unb  ^inb  gugleicfy, 
8  Unb  gel?'  id^  in  ba§  <Sd;attenreic^, 

2Birb  SBitttoe  fie  unb  SBaife  fein  ! 

3$  laff  in  biefer  2BeIt  aflein 

2)a^  SSeib,  ba§  ^inb,  ba§,  trauenb  meinem 
12  Oorgloi  unb  treu  an  meinem  §erjen  ru^te. 

^t)r  @ngel  in  ben  £>immel§fyofyn, 
SSernef)mt  mein  (Sd^Iu^en  unb  mein  $lefyn 
Sefd^ii^t,  toenn  ic^  im  oben  ©rab, 
16  2)ag  Seib,  ba§  id(>  geliebet  ^ab'  ; 

@eib  @rf)ilb  unb  Sogte  eurem  (Sbenbilbe, 
t,  befcfyirmt  mein  armeg  ^inb, 


33ei  atten  SC^ranen,  bie  i^r  je 
20  ©ett>eint  urn  unfer  -IRenfcfyentoefy, 

Seirn  2Bort,  ba§  nur  ber  ^riefter  fennt 
Unb  niemals  ofyne  ©Dauber  nennt, 
SBei  eurer  eignen  ©c^on^eit,  §ulb  unb 
24  Sefcfytoor'  \<fy  eudp,  i^r  (Sngel, 


129. 
^m  Cftober  1849. 

©elegt  ^at  \i$  ber  ftarfe  2Binb, 
Unb  toieber  ftitte  toirb'g  ba^eime  ; 
©ermania,  bail  grofje  ^inb, 
Grfreut  ftd^  ioieber  feiner  2Beii>narf)t§baume. 


Komancero.  139 


28ir  treiben  je^t  gamiliengluc!  — 
2Ba3  fyofyer  locft,  £)a3  ift  toont  tibel  — 
3)ie  ^riebensifcfytoalbe  fefyrt  juriic!, 
£)ie  einft  geniftet  in  beg  $aufe3  ©iebel. 


©emutfylicfy  ruben  2Balb  unb 
3Son  fanftem  2)fonblicf)t  iibergoffen  ; 
3fiur  manc^mal  fnattt'g  —  3ft  2)a§  etn 
12  @3  ift  bietteidjt  em  $reunb,  ben  man  erfd^offen. 


SSieHeid^t  mit  2Baffen  in  ber 
§at  man  ben  ^ottfopf  angetroffen. 
(9fad)t  jeber  ^at  fo  biel  SBerftanb 
16  2Bie  ^laccug,  ber  fo  fiifyn  babon  geloffen.) 


@g  InaHt.    @g  ift  ein  gcft  mefleid)t, 
@in  geueriuer!  jut  ©oet^efeier  !  — 
3)ie  ©onntag,  bie  bem  ©rab  entfteigt, 
20  S3egrii^t  9fafetenla'rm  —  bie  alte  Seier  ! 


2lud)  Stf^t  taud^t  toieber  auf,  ber 
(Sr  lebt,  er  liegt  nidBt  btutgeroti>et 
2luf  einem  ©d^Iad^tfelb  UngarlanbS  ; 
24  ®ein  9tuffe,  noc^  ^roat  ^at  ifyn  getobtet. 


@§  fiel  ber  greifyeit  le^te 
Unb  Ungarn  blutet  ftc^)  ju  Xobe 
2)ocfy  unberfefyrt  blteb  fitter 
28  ©ein  (Siibel  aurf>  —  er  liegt  in  ber  ^ommobc. 


@r  lebt,  ber  ^ranj,  unb  toirb  a 
S3om  Ungarfriege  SBitnberbtnge 
©rjaljlen  in  ber  @nfel  $rei3  — 
32  «<So  lag  id)  unb  fo  fii^rt'  i$  meine  £Iinge  !" 


140  £)eines  <£>ebtcfyte. 

2Benn  \fy  ben  sJiamen  Ungarn  fyor', 
SBirb  mir  ba3  beutfcr/e  2Bam§  ju  enge, 
6§  brauft  barunter  h)ie  ein  2Jieer, 
36  2Jtir  ift,  al§  griifcten  mic§  Strompetenfldnge  ! 

G§  lltrrt  mir  toieber  im  ©emittf> 
3)ie  §elbenfage,  langft  bertlungen, 
®a§  etfern  h)tlbe  ^dm^enlteb  — 
40  ®a§  Steb  bom  Untergang  ber  9ttbelungen. 


@§  ift  baSfelbe  £elbenloo§, 

@^  fmb  biefelben  alien  SJiafyren, 

jDie  5Jiamen  ftnb  berdnbert  blofj, 

44  3)orf)  finb'§  biefelben  ,,£elben  lobebd'ren." 

@«  ift  baSfelbe  ©d&idfal  auc^  - 
SQBie  ftolj  unb  frei  bie  gab^nen  fltegen, 
(SiS  muf§  ber  §elb,  nad^>  aftem  33raud^>, 
48  S)en  tl)ierif(^  roben  SRdc^ten  unterliegen. 


Unb  bie§mal  fyat  ber  D(^fe  gar 
iit  23aren  einen  33unb  gefd^Ioffen  — 
$)u  fdttft  ;  bo^>  trbfte  bid),  SKag^ar, 
52  2Bir  3lnbre  fyaben  fd^Iimmre  <Scf)mad^  genoffen. 

2lnftdnb'ge  23eftien  ftnb  eg  bod^, 
!Die  ganj  F>onett  bic^  iibertounben  ; 
2)0$  loir  geratfyen  in  ba§  $0$ 
56  S5on  2B6lfen,  ©d^toeinen  unb  gemeinen  §unben. 

2)a§  i>eult  unb  bettt  unb  grunjt  —  tcf>  fann 
©rtragen  laum  ben  2)uft  ber  ©ieger, 
2)oa;  ftitt,  $oet,  'Dal  greift  bi$  an  — 
60  2)ii  bift  fo  Iranf,  unb  fcfytoeigen  h)dre  fliiger. 


^omanccro.  141 

130. 
<5ie  erlifd|t. 

Set  SBorfyang  fattt,  ba3  Stitcf  ift  au3, 
Unb  §errn  unb  2)amen  gefyn  narf;  §au3. 
Db  ibnen  audj)  ba3  (Stiicf  gefatten  ? 
^d)  glaub',  t4)  fyorte  Setfatt  flatten. 
Sin  f)od^beret)rteg  ^Sit&lifum 
33efIatfdE>te  banlbar  feinen  2)id^ter. 
$et3t  aber  ift  ba§  ^>au§  fo  ftumm, 
Unb  finb  toerfcfytounben  Suft  unb  Std^ter. 


fyorcfy  !  ein  frftotternb  fd)nober  $lang 
(Srtont  unfern  ber  oben  33itfyne  ;  — 
S3ieHeic6t  baf§  etne  Saite  fprang 
12  2tn  einer  alien  SSioline. 

SSerbrie^Iic^)  rafc^eln  im  ^Sarterr' 
©tioelc^e  fatten  fyin  unb  fyer, 
Unb  sJ[IIe^  riec^t  na<f>  ranj'gem  Sic. 
16  2)ie  leljte  Sam^e  dd^igt  unb  jifcf>t 

ngSbotf  unb  fie  erlifd^t. 
arme  Sid^t  n>ar  meine 


131. 
Enfant  perdu. 


SSerlomer  ^often  in  bent 
)  feit  breijjig  ^a^e 
fampfte  obne  §ojfnung,  baf§  i$  ftege, 
touffte,  nte  fomm'  id)  gefunb  norf; 


<5e&idjte. 


$d)  toacfy  te  £ag  unb  -ftad^t  —  i$  fonnt'  nicfyt  fdfjlafen, 
28ie  in  bent  Sagerjelt  ber  ^reunbe  ©cfyar  — 
(2lud)  fyielt  ba§  laute  ©dfwarcfyen  biefer  33raben 
2ftid}  itmcfy,  toenn  td^  ein  bigc^en  fcfylummrtg  irar.) 


n  jenen  9lac^ten  fyat  SanghjeiP  ergrtffen 

oft,  dud)  ^urd^t  —  (nitr  barren  fitrd;ten 
@ie  gu  berfd^eud^en,  ^ab'  id^  bann  ge^fiffen 
12     2)te  f  redden  9tetme  etne§  ©pottgebtdf>t§. 

^a,  toad^fant  ftanb  id),  ba§  ©etoefjr  im  3[rme, 
Unb  nafyte  irgenb  ein  berbdd^t'ger  ©aud), 
(So  fd)of§  id^»  gut  unb  jagt'  i^m  eine  iuarme, 
16     Srufytoarme  ^ugel  in  ben  fd^nbben  33aitd). 

3Jiitunter  freilid)  mod)t'  e§  fid)  ereignen, 
2)af3  foldp  ein  fcfyledjrter  ©aud)  gleidj>fatt§  fe^r  gut 
3u  fd^ie^en  touffte  —  ad),  id)  lann'S  nirf)t  leugnen 
20     2)ie  SBunben  flaffen  —  e§  toerftromt  mein  Slut. 

(Sin  $often  ift  bafant!  —  2)ie  2Bunben  flaffen 
S)er  @ine  fattt,  bie  2lnbern  riirfen  nad;  — 
S)od)  fatt'  id)  unbefiegt,  unb  meine  2Baffen 
24     <Sinb  nidfit  gebrodf)en  —  5iur  mein 


2lus  6cm 


132. 
typnmf. 

$  bin  ba3  ©cfytoert,  i$  bin  bie  $lamme. 

fyabe  eucb,  erleucfytet  in  ber  2)unfelb,eit,  unb  al§  bte 
begann,  focl^t  irf)  boran,  in  bcr  erften 


4       9hmb  urn  mid^)  b,er  liegen  bie  2eicfe,en  meiner 

aber  toir  ^aben  geftegt.  2Bir  f^aben  geftegt,  aber  runb  um= 
^er  liegen  bie  Seidjen  meiner  ^reunbe.  ^n  ^ie  jaucfijenben 
^riump^gefdnge  tonen  bie  Gfyorale  ber  ^obtenfeier.  28ir 

8   fyaben  aber  toeber  Qtit  jur  ^reube  nod^  jur  Srauer.    2luf3 
erflingen  bie  ^rommeten,  e§  gilt  neuen 

3$  bin  ba§  <Sc^h)ert,  ic^  bin  bie 


133. 
etnen  politifrticu  Ttrf)ter. 


35u  ftngft,  toie  einft  Stvrtaug  fang, 
SSon  §elbenmutb,  befeelet, 
®od?  b.aft  bu  frfjlecfyt  bein  ^Sublifum 
Unb  beine  3^it  getoa'^Iet. 

(148) 


144  ^etncs  <8e6tcfjte. 


Seifattig  Ijorcfyen  fie  bir  gtoar, 
Unb  loben,  fdjter  begeiftert: 
2Bie  ebel  betn  ©ebanfenflug, 
2Bie  bu  bie  $orm  bemetftert. 


<Sie  ^flegen  aufy  beim  ©lafe  2Bein 
©in  SSibat  bit  gu  brtngen, 
Unb  mancf)en  ©d^Iad^tgefang  toon  bir 
Sautbriittenb  narf^ufingen. 

S)er  ^ned^t  fingt  gern  etn 
2lbenbg  in  ber  ©cfjenfe: 
forbert  bie  SSerbauung^fraft, 
16  Unb  hjitrjet  bie  ©etranle. 


§etnrid)  §etnc  (in  feiner  fi'ranffjcit). 


(1853—1855.) 


134. 


$>ie  gteunbe,  bie  id)  gelufft  unb  geliebt, 
£)ie  fyaben  ba§  ©dtjlimmfte  an  mir  Deriibt. 
3Jiein  §erge  brid^t  ;  bod9  broben  bie  (Sonne 
4        Sad^enb  begriifjt  fie  ben  SJionat  ber  SBonne. 

6§  bliii)t  ber  Senj.    ^m  griinen  3BaIb 
3)er  luftige  SSogelgefang  erfd^afft. 
Unb  SJldbd^en  unb  Slumen,  fie  Icic^eln  jungfrdulic^ 
8        D  fd&one  SBelt,  bu  btft  abfcfyeulidj  ! 

3)a  lob'  id^)  mir  ben  Drfu3  faft  ; 
3)ort  !rdnft  un§  nirgenb§  ein  fcfynober  ^ontraft  ; 
^iir  leibenbe  §erjen  ift  e^  biet  bejfer 
12        ®ort  unten  am  ft^gifc^en  3flad^tgeh)dffer. 


©ein  meland^olifd^e^  ©erdufc^, 
Sttympfyaliben  obe§  ©efreifd^, 
2)er  gurien  ©ingfang,  fo  fdgritt  unb  greU, 
16        2)ajh)ifd§en  be§  6erberu§  ©ebeff  — 

(146) 


146  fjeines 


pafft  toerbriejjltd)  311  Ungliicf  unb  Dual 
$m  ©cfyattenreicfy,  bem  traurigen  2^al, 
3in  ^roferpinen§  berbammten  SDomdnen, 
20         3ft  2lfle§  in  ©inllang  mit  unferen 


§ier  oben  aber  —  tote  graufamlid^ 
©onne  unb  9fofen  fted^en  fte  mid^  ! 
3JJtcfy  fyofynt  ber  ^tmmel,  ber  blaulicfy  unb 
24        D  fd^one  2BeIt,  bu  bift 


135. 

2orijcu. 

ruft  ber  2:ob  —  ^d^  tooUt',  o 
>  bic^  in  einem  9BaIb  berlie^e, 
^n  einem  jener  Stannenforften, 
®o  2B6lfe  ^eulen,  ©eier  fyorften 
Unb  fd^redflid^  grunjt  bie  hnlbe  <3au, 
blonben  ©berg  Gbefrau. 


ruft  ber  £ob  —  @^  tear'  nocf>  beffer, 
8  3Kufft'  id^  auf  fyofyem  ©eegetDciffer 

3SerIaffen  btd§,  mein  2Setb,  mein 
9BenngIeid>  ber  toHe  ^orbp 
2)ort  ^eitfd^t  bie  SBetten  unb  au§  ben 
12  2)ie  Unget^iime,  bie  bort  fcfyliefen, 

§aififc^'  unb  ^rofobile,  fommen 
SJtit  offnem  Slacken  emporgefd^tDommen  — 
©laub  mir,  mein  ^inb,  mein  2Beib,  3Jiatf)i(be, 
16  ^irfit  fo  gefafyrlicfy  ift  baS  toilbe, 

©rjiirnte  2Reer  unb  ber  tro^ige  2SaIb, 
2U3  unfer  je^iger  2lufent^alt! 


Ce^te  <Sebid?te.       .  147 

2Bie  fdjrerflid)  aucfy  ber  2BoIf  unb  ber  ©eier, 
20  £>aififd:)e  unb  fonftige  SReerungefyeuer  : 

grimmere,  frfilimmere  Seftien  entfydlt 
§,  bie  leucfytenbe  §auptftabt  ber  2BeIt, 
fingenbe,  tyringenbe,  fcfyone 
24  ®ie  ^>6lle  ber  Gngel,  ber  Steufel 

)  bid)  fyter  berlaffen  foil, 
marfjt  mic^  berriicft,  2)a§  mac^t  micfy  tott! 


it  fpottif4>em  ©umfen  metn  33ett  umfd^toirrn 
28  25ie  fcfytoarjen  ^Hegen  ;  auf  9?af  '  unb  <5ttrn 

fte  ftd^)  —  fataleS  ©eltd^ter  ! 
fyaben  h)ie  ^Dienfc^engefic^ter, 
^f>antenriiffe[  baran, 
32  2Bie  ©ott  ©anefa  in  £>mboftan.  — 

^n  meinem  §irne  rumort  e§  unb  Inarft, 
3$  glaube,  ba  toirb  etn  Coffer  ge^adEt, 
Unb  mein  SSerftanb  reift  ab  —  o  ioe^e  !  — 
36  9iocf>  fritter,  al§  id)  felber  ge^e. 


136. 


bie  Sufen 
Unb  auf  bem  £>ad)ftublager 
3n?ei  arme  (Seelen  gebettet  ftnb  ; 
<Sie  fd^auen  fo  Haf§  unb  fo  mager. 

3)ie  eine  arme  ©eele  fpric^t  : 
t,UmfdjIing  mid^)  tnit  beinen  2lrmen, 
2tn  meinen  HJiunb  briicf  feft  beinen 
toitt  an  bir  ertoarmen." 


148  fjetnes 

3)ie  anbre  arme  Seele  ftmd&t: 
w2Benn  icb,  bein  2luge  fefye, 
SBerfcfyhnnbet  mein  ©lenb,  ber  £mnger,  ber 
12  Unb  all  mein  @rbentoeb,e." 

<3ie  fiifften  ftcb,  Diet,  fie  toeinten  no^  me 
@ie  briidEten  fief)  feufjenb  bie  §dnbe, 
@ie  lacfyten  man(f)mal  unb  fangen  fogar, 
16  Unb  fte  berftummten  am  @nbe. 

3lm  s]0iorgen  !am  ber  ^ommifjdr, 
Unb  mit  i^>m  lam  ein  bratoer 
6i>irurgu§,  toeld^er  lonftatiert 
20  35en  Stob  ber  beiben  $ababer. 


W2)ie  ftrenge  SBittrung,"  erfldrte  er, 
ffiJJiit  5Jiagenleere  bereinigt, 
§at  S3eiber  2l6Ieben  Derurfadfjt,  fte  b^at 
24  3um  minbeftenS  fotc^e§  befc^Ieunigt." 

•JBenn  5ri>fte  eintreten,  fe|t'  er  fy 
@ei  ^oc^ft  not^toenbig  ^ertoabrung 
SJurcb,  iooUene  S)ecfen;  er  empfab,! 
28  ©leicbjatts  gefunbe  9^ab,rung. 


137. 

Water  Watt}. 

2af§  bein  ©ramen  unb  bein  @cr)amen! 
SKerbe  lecf  itnb  forbre  laut, 
Unb  man  toirb  ftcb  bir  bequemen, 
Unb  bu  fubjeft  ^eim  bie  33raut. 


£e£te  (gebtcfyte.  149 

3Birf  bein  ©olb  ben  SKuftfanten, 
2)enn  bte  $tebel  madfyt  ba§  geft  ; 
$iiffe  betne  (gdjtotegertanten, 
8  $enfft  bu  gtetd;:  ,,£ol'  eud;  bte  $eft!" 

9lebe  gut  toon  einem  ^iirften 
Unb  nid)t  frf)lec^t  bon  einer  ^rau  ; 
^mcfre  ntd^t  mit  beinen  SSurften, 
12  SQBenn  bu  fcfylacfyteft  etne  Sou. 

3ft  bte  £tr$e  btr  ber^afft,  X^or, 
S)e[to  ofter  ge^>  Ijinetn  ; 
3te^  ben  §ut  ab  toor  bem  ^aftor, 
16  @<f)t(f  tl^m  aucfy  etn  ffltffyfytn  SSetn. 

^ittilft  bu  trgenbtoo  etn  ^"d!cn, 
^ra^e  bid)  al§  6J)renmann  ; 
SBenn  bid)  betne  (SdEwbe  briirfen, 
20  9hm,  fo  jie^  ^Bantoffeln  an. 

£>at  berfaljen  btr  bte 
£)etne  ^rau,  bejd^m  bte 
<Sag  tf>r  ladftelnb  :  ,,<Sii 
24  2iae§,  toa§  bu  forfjft,  tft  gut." 

Xrdgt  nad;  einem  Sfyatol  SSerlangen 
2)etne  ^rau,  fo  fauf  if>r  jioet  ; 
$auf  tbr  ©bt^en,  golbne  ©bangen, 
28  llnb  ^uh)elen  nod)  babei. 


2Btrft  bu  btefen  S^atf)  erbroben, 
£>ann,  metn  ^reunb  !  genie^eft  bu 
Sinft  bag  ^ptmmelreid;  bort  oben, 
32  Unb  bu  ^afk  auf  Grben 


150  Denies  (gebicfyte. 

138. 

(?rittiteruttfl  two  .Uroljiuinfcr^  Srfjrerfcn^tagett. 


•JBir,  33urgermetfter  unb  <5enat, 
2Bir  fyaben  folgenbeS  SRanbat 
©tabttodterlicfyft  an  atte  Ulaffen 
2)er  treuen  SBitrgerfcfyaft  erlaffen  : 

,,2lu§Ianber,  ^rembe,  fmb  e§  meift, 
£)ie  unter  un€  gefat  ben  ©eift 
2)er  3tebeHton.    2)ergleid^en  ©ttnber, 
©ottlob!  finb  felten  SanbeSfinber. 


©otte§Ieugner  finb  e§  metft; 
333er  ftc^  toon  fetnem  ©otte  ret^t, 
2Sirb  enbltd^)  aud^  a&tritnnig  toerben 
3Son  feinen  irbtfcfyen  SeEjorben. 


Dbngleit  ge^ord^en,  ift 
£>te  erfte  ^flic^t  fur  $ub'  unb 
@§  fd^Itefee  Igeber  feine  SBube, 
16  ©obalb  e§  bunfelt,  g^rift  unb 


,,2Bo  if>rer  3)rei  beifammen  ftef)n, 
a  fott  man  au^einanber  ge^n. 

ac^t^  foil  ^iemanb  auf  ben  ©ajfen 
20  @id^  of>ne  Seudjrte  fe^en  laffen. 


,,@§  liefre  feine  2Baffen  au§ 
@in  S^ber  in  bem  ©ilbenfyauS; 
2luc^  9Kumtion  toon  jeber  ©orte 
3Birb  beponiert  am  felben  Orte. 


Ce^te   <5eMdjte.  151 

w2Ber  auf  ber  ©trajje  raifonniert, 
SBirb  untoerjiiglicfy  fiifiliert; 
SDa§  Sftaifonnieren  burcfy  ©eberben 
28  ©ott  gleid^faH^  fyart  beftrafet  toerben. 


,,23ertrauet  eurem  SKagtftrat, 
S)er  fromm  unb  Itebenb  fd^ii^t  ben  ©taat 
2)urc^>  E>ulbreid^  ^od^tr»o^Ih)etfe§  SKalten; 
32  @udj  jietnt  e^  ftetg  ba3  9Jiaul 


139. 
lie   9ttbiett$. 

((Sine  alte  Sabel.) 

„%$  laff'  ntd^t  bte  ^tnblein,  tote 
©rfdufen  irn  ^iilftromtoaff  er  ; 
%$  bin  aud^  fein 


f,^d^  h)itt,  hne  etnft  mein  §eilanb  t^>at, 
21m  Slnblicf  ber  ^inber  mid^  laben; 
SafS  ju  mir  fommen  bte  ^inblein,  jumal 
8        2)ag  grofce  ^inb  au§  @d§h>aben." 

(So  fpracfy  ber  ^ontg  ;  ber  hammerer  lief, 
Unb  !am  juriidE  unb  bracfyte 
^eretn  ba§  gro^e  <5df>toaben!inb, 
12        2)a^  feinen  2)iener  macfyte. 


SDer  ^onig  f^rad^  :  ,,3)u  bift  tooi>l  ein 

ift  juft  feine  <S4)anbe." 
„  ,,©erat^en  !"  "  ertoibert  ber  ©cfytoab',  „  n\t)  bin 
16        ©eboren  im  ©d^tnabenlanbe."  " 


152  ijetnes  <8ebtcf?te. 


bu  toon  ben  fteben  ©cfytoaben  ab? 
3ener.    „  ,,3$  tfyu'  abftammen 
bon  einem  einj'gen,"  "  erioibert  ber 
20        „  ,,2)od(j  nicfyt  toon  alien  jufammen."  " 

3)er  $b'nig  ftug  femer  :   ,,@tnb  biefeS  3a^ 
<Die  ^nobel  in  ©d^toaben  gerat^en?" 
„  „%<$)  banfe  ber  5iac^frag',"  "  anth>ortet  ber 
24        „  ,,<£ie  fmb  fe^r  gut  geratfyen."  " 

,,§abt  i^r  nod^  grofce  banner?"  frug 
3)er  ^onig.    „  ,,^m  2IugenbItdEe 
ge^It  e§  an  grofjen,"  "  erh)ibert  ber 
28        „  ,,2Bir  ^>aben  je|t  nur  bide."  " 


,,§at  SRenjel,"  frug  toeiter  ber  ^onig,  ,,feitbem 

'  3JlauIfc^eaen  erF)aIten?" 

„  n^d?  ban!e  ber  5Had?frag',"  "  ertoibert  ber  e^toab', 
32        „  ,,6r  ^at  noc^  genug  an  ben  alien."  " 

5nig  f^)rad§  :   W2)u  bift  md)t  fo  bumm, 
tote  bu  auSftefyft,  mein  ^olber." 

fommt,""  erh)ibert  ber  @<i)n)ab',  „  ,,n>etl  tnid§ 
36        3n  ber  SSiege  toertaufd^t  bte  ^obolber."  " 

£er  ^onig  fbrad?  :  f,(S§  bflegt  ber  @d?ioab' 
<3ein  SSaterlanb  ju  lieben  - 
3^un  fage  mir,  hx»g  ^at  bid^  fort 
40         2lu§  beiner  §eimat  getrieben  ?" 


2)er  @d^h)abe  anttoortet  : 
©auerfraut  unb  Stiiben  ; 
meine  Gutter  gleifd?  gefod^t, 
44        @o  toar'  id?  bort  geblieben."  " 


Ce^te  ©ebkfyte.  153 

,,6rbitte  bir  eine  ©nabe,"  fpracfy 
£)er  $onig.    2)a  fniete  nieber 
35er  ©djluabe  unb  rief  :   „  „£)  geben  ©ie,  ©ire, 
48        £>etn  3Sol!e  bie  gretfyeit  toteber! 


ift  fret,  e§  i;at  bie  -ftatitr 
^^n  nid)t  geboren  jum  ^ned^te  — 
D  gcben  <Ste,  ©ire,  bem  beutfd^jen  SBoH 
52         3uriuf  feine 


^onig  ftanb  erfc^iittert  ttef  — 
toar  eine  fc^oiie  (Scene  ;  — 
feinem  9?ocfarmel  n)ifrf>te  ftc*> 
56         3)er  <Srf)U>ab'  au§  bem  2(uge  bie 


S)er  ^onig  f^rac^)  enblid^  :  n®\n  fd^oner  Straum  ! 
£eb  hjo^l,  unb  toerbe  gefcpeiter; 
Unb  ba  bu  ein  ©omnambulericfjt, 
60         @o  geb'  td^  bir  jtoei  Segleiter, 

W3h)ei  fic|re  ©enbarmen,  2)ie  foflen  bid^ 
S3t§  an  bie  ©ren^e  fiifjren  — 
Seb  h)D^I  !  id^  muf§  jur  ^arabe  ge^n, 
64         ©d^on  i)5r'  id?  bie  trommel  rui>ren." 

©o  fyat  bie  rii^renbe  2tubienj 
(Sin  riifyrenbe3  @nbe  genommen. 
2)od)  lie^  ber  $6nig  feitbem  nic^t  me^>r 
68         2)ie  ^inblein  u  ic  fommen. 


154  ^etnes  (Sebicfjte. 

140. 
Sermittlung. 

5)u  bift  begeiftert,  bu  fyaft 
2U4£a§ift  gut! 

3)ocf)  fann  man  mit  SegeiftrungSfcfya^en 
bie  33efonnenfyett  erfeijen. 


2)er  geinb,  id)  toeifj  e§,  fam^fet  nid^t 
r  3ied^t  unb  Sid^t  - 

^>at  er  ^Itnten  unb  nicfyt  nttnber 
^anonen,  biele  ^mnbertyfiinber. 


ru^ig  bein  ©etoeljr  jur  ^>anb  — 
3)en  §a^n  gefpannt  — 
Unb  jiele  gut  —  toenn  Seute  fallen, 
12  9ftag  aud^  bein  §erj  bor  ^reube  Inalten. 


141. 
SBantung. 

SBerle^e  nicfyt  burcf)  lalten 
3)en  Bungling,  toelc^er  biirftig,  fremb, 
Urn  §iilfe  bittcnb,  ju  bit  fommt  — 
@r  tft  btetteid(>t  ein  ©otterfofyn. 


bu  ifyn  toieber  einft,  fobann 
2)te  ©loria  fein  §aupt  umflammt  ; 
2)en  ftrengen  SlidE,  ber  btc^)  berbammt, 
3)ein  2luge  ntc§t  ertragen  lann. 


Ce^te  ©ebicfyte.  155 

142. 
1649—1793—???. 

2)ie  Written  jeigten  fid)  fefyr  riibe 
Unb  ungefcfyliffen  al3  Siegicibe. 
<3djlaflo§  ^at  £onig  £arl  toerbractyt 
3n  2B&tte&aa  feine  lefcte  9tec$t. 
33or  feinem  ^enfter  fang  ber  ©pott 
llnb  toarb  geF)dmmert  an  feinem  (Sdjafott. 


fltd^er  nidjt  bie  granjofen  h>aren. 
8         $jn  etnem  ^tafer  ^aben  $)iefe 

>Den  Subtoig  Sapet  gum  Slid^tpla^  gefafyren  ; 

@te  ^aben  i^m  leine  6al6cfye  be  Slemtfe, 

2Bie  nati;  ber  alien  6tt!ette 
12         2)er  3J?aieftdt  gebii^ret  ^dtte. 


fcfylimmer  erging'S  ber  SJiarie  Antoinette. 
j£)enn  fie  befam  nur  eine  Gfyarrette  ; 
©tatt  G^ambettan  unb  £ame  b'3ltour 
16         ©in  ©anSfiilotte  tnit  ifa  fui>r. 

3)ie  2Bitth)e  Gapet  {)ob  i)6^nif(^  unb  f 
!Die  bicfe  t>ab§burgifd^e  Unterlippe. 


^ranjofen  unb  Written  finb  t>on 
to         ©anj  o^ne  ©emiit^)  ;  ©emiit{>  ^at  nur 

2)er  2)eutfd^e,  er  toirb  gemiit^Iid^  bleiben 
@ogar  im  terrorifttfcfyen  Xreiben. 
2)er  25eutfd^e  toirb  bie  ^Jiajeftdt 
24         Se^anbeln  ftet<§  mit 


einer  fedjSfpannigen  §offaroffe, 

panafd^iert  unb  beflort  bie  S'loffe, 


156  fjetnes  (Sebicfye. 

§odj  cmf  bem  33o<f  mtt  ber  £rauerpettf$e 
28  2)er  toeinenbe  $utf$er  —  fo  toirb  ber  beutfcfye 

3Jionard^  einft  nad)  bem  ^id^t^la^  Iut[cf)iert 
Unb  unterti)antgft  guittotimert. 


143. 
ber 


3Keine  gute,  Itebe  grau, 
SRetne  giit'ge  grau  ©eltebte, 
£>ielt  bereit  ben  SRorgenimbtfS, 
Sraunen  Coffee,  toei^e 


Unb  fte  fcfyenft  t^n  felber  ein, 
©d^erjenb,  lofenb,  Iteblid^  lac^elnb, 
^n  ber  gan^en  g^riftenb^eit 
Sdc^elt  toofyl  fein  3Jlunb  fo  It 


ber  ©ttmme 

ftcfy  nur  bet  ben  Gngeln, 
£5ber 
12  Set  ben 


Cc^te  ©ebic^tc,  157 


nt 


144. 
2af§  bie  fyeil'gen  ^arabolen, 

bie  frommen  ^^pot^efen  — 
©udjie  bie  toerbammten  gragen 
Dljne  Ittnfdjtoeif  un§  311  lofen. 

2Barum  fcfyleppt  ftd^)  blutenb,  elenb, 
Unter  $reu§laft  ber  ©create, 
SSd^renb  gliidEIid^  al3  ein  ©ieger 
STrabt  auf  fyofyem  9tof^  ber 


3Boran  liegt  bie  <5$ulb?  3ft  ettoa 
Unfer  §err  nid^>t  ganj  attmad^tig? 
Dber  treibt  er  felbft  ben  llnfitg  ? 
toare  niebertracfytig. 


2ll[o  fragen  lt)ir  beftdnbig, 
Si§  man  un3  mit  einer  §anbboH 
6rbe  enblic^  fto^ft  bie  SRduIer  — 
Slber  ift  2)a§  eine  Slnttoort? 


145. 

SBie  langfam  friedfiet  fie  ba^in, 
2)ie  3eitr  bie  fdjauberfyafte 
3^)  aber,  ganj  betoegung§Io§ 
Slieb  ic^>  fyier  auf  bemfelben 


158  ^eincs  (Sebtcfyte. 

3>n  meine  bunlle  $elle  bringt 
£ein  Sonnenftrafyl,  lein  £>offnungsf  Dimmer  ; 
3d;  toetf?,  nur  mit  bet 
8  SSertaufd}'  idj  bieS  fatale 


bin  id;  geftorben  Itingft  ; 
63  finb  btelleic^t  nur  ©pufgeftalten 
S)ie  ^S^antafteen,  bie  beg 
12  3m  ^im  ben  bunten  Umjug 


mogcn  too^I  ©efpenfter  fein, 

gottlid^en 

<Sie  tod^Ien  gent  jum 
16  2)en  St^abel  eine§  beutfd^en 


ie  fcfyaiirig  fii^en  Drgia, 
ndd^tltd^  totte  ©eiftertreiben, 

beg  ^3oeten  Setdjenfyanb 
3Jian^maI  am  SJiorgen  aufeufcfyreiben. 


146. 

lorfen  ntd^t  bie  £immel§auen 

,  im  fel'gen  £anb  ; 
3)ort  finb'  id)  leine  fcfyonre 
21I§  id)  bereitS  auf  (Srben  fanb. 


Gngel  mit  ben  feinften  <Sd;toingen 
t'  mir  erfe^en  bort  mein  2Beib; 
Sluf  SBoIfen  ft^enb  ^falmen  ftngen, 
2Bdr'  aud;  nid;t  juft  mein 


Ce^tc  (BeMdjte.  159 


D  $err!  \<f)  glaub',  eg  toar'  ba§  33efte, 
u  liefjeft  micb,  in  btefer  2BeIt  ; 

nur  jubor  mein  Seibgebrefte, 
12  Unb  forge  aucb,  fiir  etroaS  ©elb. 

%<fy  toei^  e§  ift  boH  ©iinb'  unb  Softer 
$ie  2BeIt;  jebocfy  td^  bin  etnmal 
©etoo^nt,  auf  btefem  (Srb^ed^^flafter 
16  3 


©enieren  toirb  ba§  SSeltgetreibe 
nie,  benn  felten  geb,  '  id^  au§  ; 
n  6c^Iafrocf  unb  ^Bantoffeln  bleibe 
$  gern  bet  tnetner  fticau  ju 


£af§  micb,  bet  i^r  !  ^>6r'  tcfy  fte 

ntetne  ©eele  bie  5Jiufif 
^olben  ©timme  mit  ©rge^en. 
treit  unb  eiirltd^  ift  if>r  33Itc!! 


©efunb^eit  nur  unb  ©elbjulage 
S3erlang'  tdf>,  ^err!  D  Iaf€  micb,  frofc, 
§inleben  noc^  biel'  fdjbne  ^age 
33et  meiner  5*au  im  statu  quo  ! 


147. 

nticb,  mit  gliib,  enben  3an9en 
2af§  graufam  fd§inben  mein  ©eftcfyt, 
2af§  mtc^)  mit  9?utfyen  ^eitfdf) en,  ftau^en  — 
toarten,  hearten  laf^  mic^  nic^t ! 


160  ^eines  (gebtcfyte. 


2af§  mtt  !£orturen  atter  2lrten 
SBerrenfen,  bredfyen  mein  ©ebein, 
3)odE>  Iaf§  micfc,  nicfyt  bergebenS  toarten, 
35enn  toarten  ift  bie  fcfylimmfte  ^Bein  ! 


3)en  ganjen  9?ad^mittag  bt§  ©ed^fe 

geftern  id^  umfonft  gefyarrt  — 
Umfonft  ;  bu  lamft  nid^t,  Heine 
12  <5o  baf§  id§  faft  h)al>nfmnig  toarb. 


2)ie  Ungebulb  ^telt  mtd^  umringelt 
3Bie  ©d^Iangen;  —  jeben  2lugenblicf 
gut^r  td^  etn^or,  toenn  man  gefltngelt, 
16  2)od§  famft  bu  nicfyt  —  id^  f  anf  juriicf  ! 

3)u  lameft  nidfyt  —  id^  rafe,  fd^naube, 
Unb  <Satana§  raunt  mtr  tn§  €b,r: 
®te  Sotosblume,  lute  id^  glaitbe, 
20  3Jioquiert  ftc^  beiner,  alter 


148. 

,  erfafft  bom  tmlben  ©etfte, 
(StredE'  itf)  bie  geballten  gaufte 
SDrob,  enb  au§  —  jebocb,  erfd^Iafft 
©tnft  ber  2lrm,  mtr  fe^It  bie  ^raft. 

2eib  unb  ©eele  ftnb  gebrod^en, 
Unb  id&  fterbe  ungerod^en. 
Slud^  lein  33Iut3freimb,  jornentflammt, 
Ubernimmt  ba§  9ta'cfo,eramt. 


Cc^te  <gcbidjte.  161 

2ldEj !   33lut§freunbe  ftnb  e3  eben, 
28el$e  mir  ben  £ob  gegeben, 
Unb  bie  fctynobe  SReucfyeltfyat 
12  28arb  toeriibet  burcfy  SSerratfy. 

©iegfrieb  gleidj)  bem  fyornen  Sfocfen, 
•Jfiufften  fie  micfy  ^tnjuftrecfen  — 
2eicf)t  erfpd^t  ^amtlienltft, 
16  2Bo  ber  ^elb  bertounbbar  ift. 


149. 

9}?ein  Xag  tear  Better,  gludltd^  metne 
9JHr  jaud^jte  ftet§  mein  $BoIf,  toenn  id^  bie  Seier 
2)er  Stcbtfunft  fd^Iug.  3Jiein  2ieb  tear  2uft  unb 
§at  mandBe  fcbone  GJIut^en  angefad^t. 


bliiljt  mein  Sommer,  bennoc^  eingebrad^t 
'  td^  bie  Grnte  fc^>on  in  meine  ©c^euer  — 
Unb  jetjt  foH  ic^)  berlajfen,  toag  fo  t^euer, 
8     @o  Iteb  unb  tbeuer  mir  bie  SBelt  gemacfjt! 

S)er  §anb  entfmft  ba§  ©aitentyiel.    3n 
3erbric^t  ba§  ©Ia§,  ba§  id^  fo  frb'^Iid^  eben 
12     2ln  meine  iibermiit^'gen  Sippen  ^reffte. 


£)  ©ott!  toie  fyafSlirf)  bitter  ift  ba§  ©terben! 
£)  ®ott!  tote  fii^  unb  traultcfy  Icifft  fid^  leben 
1  6     3n  biefem  traulicf>  fii^en  (Srbennefte! 


162  £)eines  (Sebkfyte. 

150. 

%fy  fefy'  im  ©tunbenglafe  fd&on 
3)en  fargen  6anb  jerrinnen. 
2ft  ein  SBeib,  bu  engelfitfje  ^erfon  ! 
4     Sfttcfy  reifct  ber  Sob  toon  fu'nnen. 

@r  reifct  midj  au§  betnem  ^rm,  metn  SBcib, 
S)a  fyilft  fein  3Biberfte^en, 
@t  reipt  bte  ©eele  au§  bem  2eib  — 
8     @ie  iottt  bor  Slngft  berge^en. 


@r  jagt  fie  au€  bem  alten 
2Bo  fie  fo  gerne  bliebe. 
@ie  jittett  unb  flattert  —  W28o  fott  icfy 


fann  ic^  ntd^t  cinbern,  twte  fe^r  tc^  tnid^  ftrtiub', 
2Bie  fe^r  idp  mtd9  totnbe  unb  irenbe  ; 
S)er  2ftann  unb  ba§  2Beib,  bie  <5eeP  unb  ber  Seib, 
16     ©ie  miiffen  ftd?  trennen  am  Snbe. 


151. 

%&)  toar,  o  Samm,  al^  ^irt  befteUt, 
u  fyiiten  bid^  auf  biefer  2BeIt; 
td^  mit  meinem  33rot  getifct, 

%R\t  SSaffer  aug  bem  23orn  gele^t. 

2Benn  fait  ber  2Btnterfturm  geldrmt, 

§ab'  irf>  bid)  an  ber  Sruft  ertodrmt. 

§ier  fyielt  ic^>  feft  bid^  angefdploffen ; 

•JBenn  9tegengiiffe  ftd^  ergoffen, 


<J5eMdjte.  163 


Unb  2BoIf  unb  2BaIbba$  urn  bic  2Bettc 
©efyeult  im  bunleln  geljenbette, 
$)u  bangteft  nicfyt,  fyaft  ni$t  gejittert. 
©elbft  toenn  ben  fyocfyften  %ann  jerfjsltttett 
£er  2Betterftrabl  —  in  meinem  ©cfyofc 
!Du  fd^Uefeft  ftitt  unb 


?lrm  totrb  fcfihjad^,  eg  fc^Ieid^t  ^erbei 
16  2)er  blaffe  SCob!  "^ie  ©d&aferet, 

3)a§  ^trtenf^iel,  e§  ^at  ein  (gnbe. 
D  ®ott,  id^  leg'  in  beine  £>anbe 
3uriic!  ben  (Stab.  —  Sefyiite  bu 
20  3J?ein  armeg  Samm,  toenn  irf>  jur  9tu^' 

Seftattet  bin  —  unb  bulbe  nic^t, 
J)afg  irgenbtoo  ein  2)orn  fie  ftic^t  — 
D  fcfyiitj'  i^r  ^Uefe  toor  2)ornen^ecfen 
24  .Unb  auc^)  toor  (Siim^fen,  bie  beflecfen; 

iiberatt  ju  i^ren  ^ii^en 
atterltebfte  gutter  f^riefjen  ; 
llnb  laf<§  fie  frftlafen,  forgenlog, 
28  2Bie  einft  fie  fc^lief  in  meinem  <3df?of|. 


152. 

@h)igfeit,  h)ie  bift  bu  lang, 
2dnger  noc^>  al§  taufenb  ^a^r* ; 
Xaufenb  3&fy*e  brat'  id^  fd^on, 
2lc^ !  unb  icf>  bin  nod^  nidjt  gar. 

(Sh)igfeit,  U>ie  bift  bu  lang, 
Stinger  nod)  al3  taufenb  3a^r'  5 
Unb  ber  Satan  fommt  am  6nb', 
^rifft  mid?  auf  mit  §aut  unb  £aar. 


164  £)etnes  (Bebidjte. 

153. 

9Jlittelalterlid;e  ftofyeit 
2Beid;t  bem  Stuff  djitoung  fdjoner  £unfte: 
^nftrument  moberner  Stlbung 
4  3ft  borjuglid)  ba>3 


bte  (Stfenbafmen  toirfen 
£>eilfam  auf§  gamilienleben, 
©internal  fie  un§  erIeidE>tern 
S)ie  ©ntfernung  bon  ber  ©ippfcfyaft. 


bebauf  i^,  bafg  bte  25arre 

ii(fgratmar!g  m\<fy  fy  tnbert, 
Sange  3ett  noc^  ju  bertoetlen 
is  3n  bergleic^en 


154. 

(Sie  fufften  mtd^  mit  ifyren  falfrften 
(Sie  fyaben  mir  frebenjt  ben  (Saft  ber  9teben, 
Unb  baben  micb,  babet  mit  ©ift  bergeben  — 
t^aten  mir  bie  ^DRagen  unb  bie  ©ippen. 


@§  f4»miljt  ba§  ^leifcb  toon  meinen  armen 
^a)  lann  mic^i  nic^t  bom  <5iecb,bett  mebr  er^eben, 
2trgliftigjtablen  fie  mein  jjungcS  Seben  — 
t^aten  mir  bie  S'lagen  unb  bie  Sitoben. 


$<$  bin  ein  Sbrift  —  toie  e§  im  $ircbenbucr)e 
33efd>einigt  fteb,t  —  befsfyalb,  bebor  id)  fterbe, 
2BiH  icb,  eud;  fromm  unb  briiberlid;  berjeifyen. 


Cc^te  ©ebicfye.  165 

12  63  tmrb  mir  faucr  —  ad}!  mit  einem  ftlucfye 

t'  id?  toeit  lieber  eud?  bermalebeten : 
eud?  ber  £err  berbamme  itnb  berberbe! 


155. 


fommt  ber  £ob  —  je|t  h)iH  t<f>  fagen, 

511  berfrfjtoeigen  elmglidj 
3)?etn  ©tolj  gebot:  fiir  bicf>,  fiir  bid^, 
@»  ^>at  metn  §erj  fiir  bid9  gefdf)lagen! 


2)er  Sarg  tft  fertig,  fte  toerfenfen 
in  bte  ©ruft.    3)a  ^ab'  id? 
bu,  bod^  bu,  SO^arte,  bu, 
2Birft  tuetnen  oft  unb  mein  gebenfen. 

2)it  ringft  fogar  bte  fdr>6nen  §dnbe  — 
D  trofte  bid?  —  2)a§  tft  ba§  2oo§, 
2)a§  9)ZenfdpenIoo§  :  —  toa§  gut  unb  gro^ 
Unb  fcfyon,  3)a§  ntmmt  ein  fd§Iecf)te§  Snbe. 


156. 


Grftorben  ift  in  metner  53ruft 
^ebtoebe  toeltlicb,  ettle  2uft, 
(Scoter  tft  mir  aud)  erftorben  brin 
3)er  §af3  be§  (Sd^Ied^ten,  fogar  ber  (Sinn 
giir  eigne  unb  fiir  frembe  9?ot()  - 
Unb  in  mir  lebt  nur  nod?  ber 


166  ^eincs  <5e6id?te. 


3)er  ^orfyang  fdttt,  ba§  (Stiicf  ift  au3, 
8  Unb  gafynenb  toanbelt  je|t  nacf)  §au3 

2)?ein  Itebel  beutfc^e^  ^Bublifum. 

3)ie  guten  Seutd^en  finb  nicfyt  bumm  ; 

35a§  fpetft  je$t  gang  Dergniigt  311  5fiad^t, 
12  Unb  trinft  fein  ©^o^^d^en,  ftngt  unb  lac^t  — 

(gr  fyatte  S^ed^t,  ber  eble  §erog, 

j£>er  ioeilanb  fprac^  tm  $Buc()  Romeros: 

3)er  fleinfte  lebenbige  ^ilifter 
16  3U  ©tulfett  am  9ledEar,  bid  gliicflidjer  ift  er, 

211^  i$,  ber  $elibe,  ber  tobte  £elb, 

2)et  (Sd^atlenfurft  in  ber  Unterloelt. 


NOTES. 


067) 


HEINE'S     LIFE. 


"HARRY"  HEINE,  bom  at  Dusseidorf   .     .     .     060.13,1797. 
BOYHOOD  AND  SCHOOL      1799 — 1815 

French  influences.  Uncanny  associations.  Hebrew  faith. 
Lyceum  education. 

ATTEMPTS  AT  BUSINESS      .......     1815 — 1819 

Banker's  clerk  at  Frankfort-on-the-Maine.  Commission  agent 
in  Hamburg.  Uniformly  unsuccessful. 

UNIVERSITY  CAREER 1819 — 1825 

Bonn,  1819 — 20.  W.  v.  Schlegel,  Arndt,  H.  von  Fallersleben, 
Simrock.  Gottingen,  1820 — 21.  Rusticated  for  attempted  duel- 
ling. Berlin,  1821 — 23.  Varnhagen  von  Ense,  Chamisso, 
Fouque',  Schleiermacher,  Hegel,  von  der  Hagen,  Bopp.  Jewish 
society,  and  reform  movement.  Gottingen,  1824 — 25.  Tour  in 
the  Harfz  mountains,  1824.  Baptized  into  the  Lutheran  church 
as  Christian  Johann  Heinrich,  June  28,  1825.  Degree  of  Doctor 
from  the  law  faculty,  July  20,  1825. 

YEARS  OF  TRAVEL 1825 — 1831 

Norderney,  1825,  26.  London,  1827.  Munich,  1827.  Italy, 
1828.  Berlin,  1829.  Helgoland,  1829,  30.  Arrival  in  Paris, 
May  3,  1831. 

SOJOURN  IN  PARIS 1831 — 1856 

Married  life,  1835 — 56.  (Legally  married,  1841.)  Special 
correspondent  for  the  Augsburg  Gazette,-  and  contributor  to 
various  French  periodicals.  Proscription  of  the  writings  of 
"young  Germany,"  including  Heine,  1835.  Pensioned  by 
French  government  as  a  revolutionary  patriot  in  exile.  Literary 
and  artistic  acquaintances:  Balzac,  Hugo,  Sand,  Gautier,  Mi- 
chelet,  Dumas,  Sainte-Beuve,  de  Musset,  Mendelssohn,  Rossini, 
Meyerbeer,  Liszt,  Chopin.  Visits  to  Germany,  1843,  44.  First 
touch  of  paralysis,  1845.  Journey  to  the  Pyrenees,  1846.  Last 
walk,  1848.  Final  years  of  illness,  1848 — 56. 

DEATH  IN  PARIS  .          Feb.  17,  1856 

(168) 


HEINE'S    WORKS. 


IN    PROSE. 


Reisebilder    ....     1826 — 31 

Die  Harzreise 1826 

Norderney  ....  1826 — 27 
Ideen.  Das  Buch  Le  Grand  1827 
Reise  v.  Miinchen  n.  Genua  1830 
Die  Bader  von  Lucca  .  .  1830 
Die  Stadt  Lucca  .  .  .  .  1831 
Spatere  Nachschrift  .  .  .  1831 

Englische  Fragmente      .     .  1828 

Shakspeares  Madchen  und 
Frauen r&39 

Noveliistische  Fragmente 

1834—40 
Memoiren   des    Herrn    von 

Schnabelwopski .  .  .  .  1834 
Der  Rabbi  von  Bacharach  .  1840 
Florentinische  Nachte  .  .  1836 

Uber  Deutschland      .     1833 — 54 
Zur  Geschichte  der  Religion 
u. Philosophic  in  Deutsch- 
land    (first     in     French, 
1834—35) 1835 


Die      romantische     Schule 

(French  1833)  ....  1836 
Elementargeister  (French, 

J835) i837 

Der  Doktor  Faust  (French 

and  German)  ....  1852 
Die  Cotter  im  Exil  (French 

and  German)  ....  1853 

Die  Gottin  Diana  ....  1854 

Franzosische  Zustande  1831 — 48 
Das  Biirgerkonigthum  im 
Jahr  1X32.  Lutetia:  Be- 
richte  liber  Politik,  Kunst 
und  Volksleben.  Die 
parlamentarische  Periode 
des  Burgerkonigthums. 
Kunstberichtc  aus  Paris. 

Heinrich  Heine  liber  Lud- 
wig  Borne 1840 

Vermischte  Schriften,     1820 — 54 
Memoiren,  etc 1884 


IN   VERSE. 


Buch  der  Lieder  (1816 — 26)   1827 
Junge  Leiden  (Traumbilder, 
Lieder,     Romanzen,    So- 

nette) 1817 — 21 

Lyrisches  Intermezzo  .  1822 — 23 
Die  Heimkehr  .  .  .  1823 — 24 
Aus  der  Harzreise  ....  1824 
Die  Nordsee  ....  1825 — 26 
Vermischte  Jugendge- 
dichte 1816 


Ubersetzungen  aus  Lord 
Byrons  Werken    .     . 


—24 
1820 


TragbdJen  (1820 — 22).     .     .  1823 

Neue  Gedichte  (1828—42)  .   1844 
Xeuer  Friihling    .     .     .     1828-  -31 


Verschiedene 
Romanzen 


1832—39 
1839—42 


Deutschland.     Ein  Winter- 
marchen 1844 

Atta  Troll.     Ein  Sommer- 
nachtstraum  .     .     .     1843,    47 

Zeitgedichte  ....     1839—46 

Romancero  (1846 — 51)    .     .   1851 
Historien.    Lamentationen. 
Lazarus.  Hebraische  Me- 
lodien. 

Letzte  Gedichte  (1853—55)   l869 
Nachlass-Gedichte     .     1869 — 
(169) 


INTRODUCTORY    NOTE. 


THE  text  of  these  selections  was  originally  taken  from  the  first  three 
volumes  of  the  following  edition  as  most  convenient  and  available 
for  general  reference :  Heinrich  Heine's  Sdmmtliche  Werke.  Biblio- 
thek-Ausgabe  in  12  B&nden  a  i  M.  Hamburg.  Hoffmann  und  Campe. 
1885.  This  edition  is  essentially  the  same  as  the  standard  one  of 
Heine's  works  published  by  the  same  firm  and  edited  with  great  care 
and  judgment  by  Adolf  Strodtmann,  the  exhaustive  biographer  of 
Heine.  (Heinrich  Heine's  Sammtliche  Werke.  22  Bde.  Hamburg. 
Hoffmann  und  Campe.  1876.  Vols.  19 — 22  contain  Heine's  letters.) 
After  the  appearance  of  the  editions  of  Karpeles  (Heinrich  Heine's 
Gesammelte  Werke.  Herausgegeben  von  Gustav  Karpeles  ;  Kritische 
Gesammtausgabe.  q  Bde.  Berlin.  G.  Grote.  i88f — 1890)  and  Elster 
(Heines  samtliche  Werke  mit  Einleitungen,  Anmerkungen  und  Ver- 
zeichnissen  samtlicher  Lesarten.  Leipzig,  1887-90,  a  critical  edition 
marked  by  scholarly  accuracy  and  exhaustiveness,  worthy  to  become  the 
standard  and  final  one.  Also,  by  the  same  editor,  Heines  Bitch  der 
Lieder.  Heilbronn.  i88"j.  Deutsche  Litteraturdenkmale  des  18.  und 
rg.  Jahrhunderts.  No.  27.),  a  comparison  with  these  publications  be- 
came necessary ;  but  the  text  has  remained  practically  the  same  which 
for  so  many  years  has  been  familiar  to  the  readers  of  the  poet.  The 
arrangement  of  the  poems  is  essentially  the  arrangement  made  by 
Heine  in  the  complete  French  edition  of  his  works.  As  Heine  him- 
self observed  no  consistent  canons  of  orthography,  Strodtmann  has 

Cm) 


172  INTRODUCTORY    NOTE. 

followed  the  conservative  standard  of  Sanders'  Worterbuch  der  deui- 
schen  Sprache;  and  the  editor  of  this  volume  has  left  the  text  un- 
changed. 

For  a  summary  of  Heine  literature  it  is  only  necessary  to  refer  to 
the  admirable  bibliography  by  Mr.  John  P.  Anderson  of  the  British 
Museum  appended  to  William  Sharp's  life  of  Heine  (cited  later). 
This  includes  the  titles  of  numerous  essays,  many  interesting  trans- 
lations and  magazine  articles  in  various  languages,  and  contains  a 
rich  enumeration  of  songs  of  Heine  which  have  been  set  to  music, 
with  the  names  of  the  composers.  As  supplementary  to  this  bibliog- 
raphy and  to  other  well-known  bibliographical  aids,  one  may  note 
the  summary  in  Goedeke's  Grundriss  (pp.  454 — 465),  cited  later,  and 
the  annual  list  of  publications  in  the  field  of  modern  German  literature 
appearing  since  1885  in  the  Zeitschrift  fuf--  deutsches  Alterthum  und 
deutscke  Litteratur.  These  lists  are  supposed  to  include  publications 
in  both  England  and  America.  Particularly  in  the  former  country 
Heine  has  received  much  distinguished  attention,  and  has  found  able 
and  gifted  translators;  while  in  France  the  group  of  brilliant  littera- 
teurs of  which  Heine  as  "the  wittiest  Frenchman  since  Voltaire  "  was 
an  accepted  member,  has  left  many  affectionate  and  elegant  tributes 
to  his  memory. 

Among  the  various  biographies  of  Heine,  that  of  Strodtmann  is 
facile  princeps.  (H.  Heine's  Leben  und  Werke,  von  Adolf  Strodtmann. 
Zweite  verbesstrte  Auflage,  2  Bde.  Berlin.  Duncker.  1873 — 74'  Vol. 
II ,  436 — 38,  bibliography  of  translations.  Third  unchanged  ed.,i884.) 
Based  chiefly  on  this  work,  and  best  perhaps  when  keeping  most 
closely  to  its  original,  fluently  and  pleasantly  written,  with  many 
translations  from  Heine's  writings,  Stigand's  biography  is  next  to  be 
mentioned.  (The  Life,  Work,  and  Opinions  of  Heinrich  Heine.  By 
William  Stigand.  2  vols.  London.  Longmans,  Green  and  Co.  1875.) 
Later  than  these,  Proelss  has  published  a  shorter  life,  which  may 


INTRODUCTORY    NOTE.  173 

s 
modify  some  previous  views  of  Heine's  career,  especially  in  his  earlier 

years.  (Heinrich  Heine.  Sein  Lebensgang  ttnd  seine  Schriften  nach  den 
neuesten  Quellen  dargestellt  von  Robert  Proelss.  Stuttgart.  Rieger.  1886.) 
The  two  lives  by  Dr.  Buchheim,  not  entirely  identical,  must  also 
be  included;  the  former,  one  of  the  best  condensed  accounts  in 
English  which  we  have.  (Life  of  Heine.  With  a  mention  of  various 
biographical  sources.  Pp.  XIII — XLII  of  C.  A.  Buchheim's  Heine's 
Prosa.  Clarendon  Press  Series.  Oxford.  1884.  Also,  in  Vol.  I.  of 
the  edition  of  Karpeles  cited  above,  pp.  VII — LX :  Biographische 
Einleitung  von  C.  A.  Buchheim.')  And  finally,  the  encouraging 
biography  by  William  Sharp.  (Life  of  Heinrich  Heine.  "  Great 
Writers"  Series.  London,  New  York,  and  Toronto.  1888.) 

Among  the  recent  sources  for  a  knowledge  of  Heine's  life  may  be 
mentioned  the  following :  Erinnerungen  an  Heinrich  Heine  von 
seiner  Nichte  Maria  Embden-Heine,  Principessa  della  Rocca.  Ham- 
burg. Hoffmann  und  Campe.  1881.  —  Skizzen  iiber  Heinrich  Heine. 
Von  seiner  Nichte  Fiirstin  della  Rocca.  Wien,  Pest,  Leipzig.  Hart- 
leben.  1882.  Both  works  contain  much  that  is  interesting  in  the 
way  of  random  personal  family  reminiscences  and  anecdotes,  detailed 
with  a  light  and  not  too  judicial  touch.  —  Camille  Selden.  Les  der- 
niers  jours  de  Henri  Heine.  Paris.  Levy.  1884.  With  this  me- 
morial by  a  friend  of  Heine's  last  days,  well-known  as  "  La  Mouche," 
may  be  compared  the  essay  on  the  same  subject  by  Lord  Houghton 
in  his  Monographs.  London,  1873. — Heinrich  Heine's  Memoiren  und 
neugesammelte  Gedichte.  Prosa  und  Brief e.  Mit  Einleitung  heraus- 
gegeben  von  Ed.  Engel.  Hamburg.  Hoffmann  und  Campe.  1884. 
A  fragmentary  but  attractive  account  of  Heine's  earlier  youth.  — 
Heinrich  Heine's  Autobiographie.  Nach  seinen  IVerken,  Briefen  und 
Gesprdchen.  Herausgegeben  von  Gtistav  Karpeles.  Berlin.  Oppen- 
heim.  1888.  The  plan  of  this  work  is  as  commendable  as  its  execu- 
tion is  satisfactory  and  entertaining  ;  for  Heine,  who  seemed  scarcely 


174  INTRODUCTORY   NOTE. 

capable  of  writing  a  dull  page,  except  perhaps  in  his  letters,  is  here 
allowed  to  tell  his  own  story  in  both  prose  and  verse. 

K.  Hessel's  Dichtungen  -von  H.  Heine,  ausgew'dhlt  und  erl'dutert, 
Bonn,  1887,  contains  many  careful  elucidations.  The  index  includes 
a  list  of  the  musical  renderings  of  Heine's  poems,  with  an  enumera- 
tion of  the  principal  composers. 

The  period  of  Heine's  activity  lies  somewhat  outside  the  field  of 
the  great  German  literary  histories,  but  his  genius  has  received  ample 
recognition  at  the  hands  of  his  countrymen.  Of  this  recognition 
Strodtmann's  pages  give  sufficient  witness.  A  few  additional 
critiques,  sometimes  not  altogether  friendly,  may  also  be  cited.  Julian 
Schmidt,  the  shrewdest  literary  critic  of  Germany,  afforded  a  pithy 
and  penetrating  review  of  Heine  in  his  Geschichte  der  deutschen 
Literatur  sett  Lessings  Tod  (III:  37.  Leipzig,  1858,  with  later 
revisions),  concluding  with  the  epigrammatic  judgment :  "  Er  ist  der 
Erste  seiner  Gattung;  mochte  er  auch  der  Letzte  sein ! "  Joseph 
Hillebrand's  Deutsche  Nationalliteratur  im  XVIII.  und  XIX.  Jahr- 
hundert  (Gotha,  1875,  III:  311,  etc.)  contains  a  deliberate  and  cool 
estimate  of  Heine's  career.  Rudolf  Gottschall,  the  well  known 
dramatist  and  dramatic  critic,  in  his  Deutsche  Nationalliteratur  des 
iq.  Jahrhunderts  (4.  Auflage,  Breslau,  1875,  H»  62  —  83;  5th  edition 
in  1881),  reviews  Heine's  works  generously  but  not  without  discrimi- 
nation, touching  off  happily  their  contradictory  characteristics  with 
many  an  ingenious  apothegm.  Karl  Goedeke,  an  earnest  patriot, 
and  one  of  the  wisest  and  most  learned  of  German  literary  historians, 
whose  words  are  worthy  of  serious  consideration,  in  his  Grundriss 
zur  Geschichte  der  deutschen  Dichtung  (Dresden,  1881,  III:  453)  has 
discussed  and  dismissed  Heine  with  weighty  condemnation.  Finally, 
Scherer's  summary  of  Heine  (Geschichte  der  deutschen  Litteratur, 
Berlin,  1883,  p.  661,  etc.),  dwelling  on  his  kinship  to  Brentano,  is 
descriptive  rather  than  critical. 


INTRODUCTORY   NOTE.  175 

Among  the  various  essays  on  Heine,  the  succession  of  auicles 
published  in  the  Revue  des  deux  Mondes  during  half  a  century  from 
1834  to  1884,  beginning  almost  simultaneously  with  Heine's  own 
publications  in  French  in  that  periodical,  sufficiently  attests  the 
enduring  interest  felt  in  the  exiled  poet  by  his  literary  associates  in 
France.  Of  these  essays,  the  series  by  Gerard  de  Nerval  (July  15, 
Sept.  15,  1848),  the  gifted  translator  of  Goethe's  Faust,  containing 
many  renderings  of  Heine's  earlier  poems,  and  the  more  recent 
reminiscent  review  by  fimile  Montegut  (May  15,  1884)  are  to  be 
distinguished.  A  notable  article  by  George  Eliot  was  printed  in  the 
Westminster  Review  for  1856  (Vol.  9,  pp.  i — 33;  appearing  after- 
wards in  her  Essays,  3d  edition,  Edinburgh  and  London,  1884)  under 
the  caption,  "German  Wit."  Charles  Grant  offers  a  careful  and 
thoroughly  appreciative  study  of  Heine  in  the  Contemporary  Review 
(Sept.,  1880),  not  overlooking  the  poet's  relations  to  politics.  Those 
who  care  for  a  defense  of  Heine  will  find  a  warm  plea  by  Lady 
Magnus  in  Macmillan's  Magazine  for  1883.  (Vol.  47,  pp.  59 — 66, 
reprinted  in  "  Jewish  Portraits,"  Boston,  1889).  The  article  by 
Matthew  Arnold  in  the  Cornhill  Magazine  for  1863  O^ol.  8,  pp. 
233 — 249,  published  later  in  his  Essays  in  Criticism),  is  perhaps  the 
best  known  as  well  as  the  most  suggestive,  if  not  most  convincing 
essay  in  English  on  Heine.  Some  readers  would  not  agree  with 
Mr.  Arnold  regarding  the  importance  which  he  ascribes  to  Heine  as 
a  figure  in  modern  European  literature,  and  the  quality  of  his  in- 
fluence. (Compare  also  Dr.  Hedge  in  his  Hours  with  German 
Classics,  Boston,  1887,  p.  502,  and  Karl  Hillebrand  in  his  German 
Thought,  New  York,  1880,  pp.  272—275.)  A  readable  chapter  on 
Heine  may  be  found  in  Hosmer's  Short  History  of  German  Literature 
(St.  Louis,  1879,  ar>d  '"  later  editions). 

Among  the  many  translations  of  Heine's  poems  the  following  may 
be   mentioned  (Poems  selected  from  Heinrich  Heine.     By  Kate  Frei- 


176  INTRODUCTORY   NOTE. 

ligrath-Kroeker.  London,  1887),  as  representing  an  excellent  prin- 
ciple of  selection,  which  H.  D.  Wireman,  for  instance,  had  already 
observed  in  his  edition  of  Schiller's  poems.  The  series  is  not  by  one 
hand,  but  the  editor  has  endeavored  to  present  the  most  satisfactory 
rendering  of  each  poem.  The  little  volume  accordingly  embodies 
the  efforts  of  many  different  writers,  including  the  best  known  trans- 
lators of  Heine. 

No  formal  and  detailed  commentary  on  Heine's  poems  has  yet 
appeared,  but  the  materials  are  scattered  trsrough  the  various  editions 
of  his  writings,  his  correspondence,  the  biographies  and  reviews,  and 
a  variety  of  personal  literature  in  the  way  of  fragmentary  memoirs, 
private  reminiscences,  and  other  miscellaneous  sources,  to  which 
reference  will  occasionally  be  made. 

The  attention  of  special  students  of  Heine  is  invited  to  the  collo- 
cation in  the  appendix  of  various  linguistic,  syntactic,  and  metrical 
characteristics  of  his  poems,  which  have  been  there  gathered  into  one 
group,  instead  of  being  spread  through  the  commentary. 


Bud?  bcr  Ct 


THE  Buck  der  Lieder  was  published  as  a  whole  in  1827  after 
various  portions  had  appeared  at  intervals  during  the  preceding 
decade.  The  poems  contained  in  this  work  have  become,  to  use 
Heine's  own  expression,  eine  Art  Volkslieder  der  neueren  Gesellschaft. 
These  were  his  first  efforts,  composed  in  those  younger  years  "  when 
the  earliest  kisses  of  the  German  muse  burned  into  his  soul.  Alas," 
he  continues  in  his  favorite  serio-comic  strain,  "the  kisses  of  this 
good  lass  have  since  then  lost  much  of  their  glow  and  freshness. 
During  such  a  long  connection  the  fervor  of  the  honey-moon  must 
by  degrees  exhale ;  but  their  tenderness  often  became  the  more  fond, 
especially  in  evil  days,  when  she  preserved  for  me  her  whole  love 
and  loyalty,  this  German  muse!  She  consoled  me  in  tribulations  at 
home,  she  followed  me  into  exile,  she  cheered  me  in  grievous  hours 
of  despair,  left  me  never  in  the  lurch,  even  in  financial  straits  she 
was  able  to  aid  ine,  this  German  muse,  the  good  lass ! " 

These  earlier  poems,  as  well  as  all  of  Heine's  verse,  betray  an 
intense  subjectivity.  It  is  not  always  wise,  it  is  often  useless  to 
endeavor  to  lift  the  veil  of  impersonality  surrounding  a  poet's  fancies. 
When  the  poem  embodies  a  general  truth,  the  personal  experience  of 
the  writer  is  immaterial.  But  in  the  Buck  der  Lieder  the  theme  is 
so  constant  amid  the  numerous  variations  that  one  feels  impelled  to 
make  at  least  a  passing  inquiry  into  the  heart-experiences  inspiring 

the  poet.     Heine's  youthful   disappointment  in   love,  whether   his 

(177) 


178  NOTES. 

grief  were  actually  and  permanently  all-absorbing  or  not,  is  the  key- 
note of  many  of  these  melancholy  stanzas,  and  lends  a  motive  to  his 
two  tragedies  in  verse,  Almansor  and  Ratcliff.  Direct  allusions  to 
this  thwarted  attachment  are  found,  among  others,  in  4,  31,  36,  48, 
89  and  1 55  of  this  edition.  The  maiden  who  inspired  these  lamenta- 
tions was  his  cousin  Amalia,  daughter  of  Solomon  Heine.  The 
details  of  the  relation  are  obscure,  but  the  reality  of  the  poet's  devotion 
is  undoubted;  although  his  cousin  in  her  unconsciousness  may  not 
rightly  be  charged  with  the  perfidy  of  her  fair  and  fickle  counterpart, 
nor  with  the  responsibility  for  Heine's  assumed  despair.  When  a 
poet,  too,  as  Hawthorne  somewhat  cynically  observes,  "  gets  into  the 
habit  of  using  his  heartstrings  to  make  chords  for  his  lyre,  he  may 
thrum  upon  them  as  much  as  he  will,  without  any  very  great  pain  to 
himself.'"  Nor  did  Heine  in  the  manner  of  his  consolations  bear 
witness  to  a  noble  affection  which  was  to  lift  him  to  a  higher  level 
and  preserve  his  life  from  the  contamination  of  vulgar  passion. 

In  the  "  Lyrisches  Intermezzo,"  as  the  motto  reveals,  is  contained 
the  record  of  his  love. 

SReine  Cual  uub  meine  jtlagen 

SQdb'  i<f>  in  bieS  S3u<J|  gegoffen, 

llnb  wenn  $u  e§  aufgef^lagen, 

£at  ftdj  3)ir  mein  £erj  erfc^loffen. 

One  may  follow  in  these  poems,  as  Strodtmann  points  out,*  the 
dawn  of  the  poet's  passion,  the  gradual  and  half- incredulous  awaken- 
ing from  the  baseless  dream,  and  the  rude  shock  which  comes  when 
his  loved  one  is  made  another's  bride.  His  own  continued  absence 
is  assumed  to  be  the  cause  of  the  final  step,  and  she  is  believed  to  be 
unhappy  in  her  new  relation.  More  bitter  accordingly  becomes  the 
strain,  his  complaint  changes  to  accusations  of  her  faithlessness  and 
his  own  folly,  mingled  with  accents  of  wild  yearning,  scornful  laughter, 

*  HtinSs  Lebtn,  I.,  238—241. 


NOTES.  179 

and  despair.  All  nature  that  had  rejoiced  with  him,  —  as  with  the 
poet  in  Maud,  —  now  turns  to  tears  with  his  mourning,  while  amid 
its  budding  beauty  the  poet  languishes  for  death. 

Another  characteristic  of  these  earlier  poems  is  the  weird  and 
supernatural  element,  the  belief  in  nixies,  dances  of  death,  midnight 
ghosts  and  spectral  visions,  features  partly  borrowed  from  the  utter- 
ances of  popular  superstition  in  the  Volkslied,  reflecting  a  turn  for 
the  phantastic  peculiar  to  Heine's  curious  boyhood,  and  lending  an 
additional  tinge  of  mystery  and  unreality  to  his  amorous  misery. 

The  dying  strains  of  his  love,  echoes  only  of  which  reach  us  in 
his  later  verses,  are  found  in  the  poems  of  the  Heimkehr ;  for  ex- 
ample, in  Nos.  44,  48  and  90  of  the  collection.  From  these  we  are 
brought  to  the  familiar  and  lovely  idyllic  pictures  incorporated  in  the 
ffarzreise,  which  are  too  long  to  be  included  in  extenso,  and  too 
beautiful  to  be  abbreviated  without  loss  of  unity  too.  Nos.  56 — 58 
may  serve  as  illustrations  of  their  spirit. 

And  finally,  the  series  of  the  Buck  der  Lieder  is  closed  by  the 
two  breezy  North  Sea  cycles,  exhibiting  many  of  Heine's  noteworthy 
traits,  the  wonderful  melody  of  his  unrimed  verse,  his  unique  com- 
pounds, his  daring  and  extravagant  imagery,  his  cruel  bathos,  and 
his  power,  as  Motley  once  wrote  of  Thackeray,  of  "moving  and 
mocking  our  sensibilities  in  a  breath." 


The  letters  E.,  H.,  and  K.  refer  to  the  editions  of  Elster,  Hessel 
and  Karpeles.     S.  indicates  the  biography  by  Strodtmann. 


No.  1 :  2>tC  (frtt)  tirtung.  This  title,  and  a  few  that  follow,  ap- 
peared only  in  the  earlier  editions  of  the  poems. 

No.  2,  1.  10 :  $>te  £0rett,  the  Hours  (Horcz).  Cp.  Tennyson's 
Tithonus  ; 

"  But  thy  strong  Hours  indignant  work'd  their  wills." 

No.  3,  1.  7  :  fptttct  CUrf),  be  speedy. 

No.  4,  1.  3:  ©tttbt,  i.  e.  Hamburg. 

No.  9,  1.  17:  SBoS  fdjert  mid)  28etb,  etc.  This  stanza  is  an  echo 
of  the  Percy  ballad  Edward,  which  Herder  had  translated.  (See 
Archiv  fur  Litteraturgeschichte,  XL,  320;  Hessel,  333.) 

No.  10:  Cp.  Daniel,  Chap.  V.,  and  the  brilliant  paraphrase  in  the 
first  chapter  of  Crawford's  Zoroaster.  A  similar  theme  occurs  in 
Uhland's  Gliick  von  Edenhall,  translated  by  Longfellow. 

No.  11:  Cp.  Valentine's  opening  soliloquy  in  Faust. 

No.  12 :  addressed  to  Caroline  Stern,  prima  donna  of  the  theatre 
at  Diisseldorf,  and  a  friend  of  Heine's  family.  — 1.  15:  JKon,^t^t)tlI  or 
Roncesvalles,  the  pass  in  the  Pyrenees  where  .Roland,  a  paladin  of 
Charlemagne,  was  slain  through  Ganelon's  treachery.  In  the  legend 
the  dying  echoes  of  his  horn  reached  Charlemagne  in  France.  Cp. 
Scott's  Marmion,  VI. ;  33  : 

"  O  for  a  blast  of  that  dread  horn, 
On  Fontarabian  echoes  borne, 
That  to  King  Charles  did  come !  " 
(180) 


NOTES.  181 

In  his  Florentinische  Ncichte  Heine  has  described  a  similar  effect 
produced  by  Paganini's  violin  playing. 

No&.  13 — 14:  Heine's  considerate  devotion  to  his  mother  was 
one  of  his  brightest  traits. 

No.  15,  addressed  to  Christian  Sethe  (1798—1857)  a  friend  of 
Heine's  youth  and  manhood  too.  K.  92.) — 1.  9:  StcOcitfurficn  (fteben 
for  alliteration  ?)  any  indefinite  number  of  things,  trifles. 

No.  16,  1.  14  :  VltntpCtt,  to  borrow.  Cp.  English  slang,  "  to  put  up 
the  spout ;  "  "  to  take  on  tick." 

NOB.  21 — 23  originally  bore  the  common  title  :  Die  VermiihUe. 
No.  21,  1.  i  :  28eUcnfd)flUmge6oreite,  i.  e.  Aphrodite  or  Venus,  as 
born  from  the  foam  of  the  sea. 

No.  25  included  originally  a  fourth  stanza  : 

,,£as  Sdjlimmfte,  bu  ©laubenSnoQe, 
Za$  Summfte,  bu  glSubtgeS  Jtinb, 
£a3  War  bte  Siebe,  bie  tolle, 
Tie  toll  mid)  tnadjte  unb  blinb." 

No.  30.    This  poem  of  lovers  sorrowing  apart  has  received  at  least 
77  different  musical  settings.     No.  79"  has  received  85;  and  No.  50 
has  received  167  !    In  musical  popularity  Heine  far  outranks  all  other 
German  poets.     (See  Elson's  History  of  German  Song,  Boston,  1888, 
p.  143;  and  HesseFs  index.)     French  translations  in  S.  II.,  435. 
No.  31.    Heine's  personal  history.    See  introduction,  and  S.  I.,  48. 
No.  32.     A  song  of  a  land  of  the  leal  only,  like  Schiller's  Sehn- 
sucht  and  Pilgrim.     Cp.  H.  314,  for  similar  fancies  in  other  writers. 

No.  34.  The  Volkslieder  contain  many  songs  of  parting,  with  an 
undertone  of  regret.  E.  g.  • 

2>a9  9Ml)[cnrnb  ift  brodjen, 
Xte  £ieb  b,at  nod)  fein  Cnb'. 
Unb  toann  jroei  fiiebdjen  fdjeiben, 

©djeiben,  fd)eiben, 
So  gebett  fie  fid)  bie  Jginnb'. 


182  NOTES. 

$08  £erj  ift  afljeit  2rauren§  ooQ, 
SBann  ftcb,  £ieb  oon  £ieb  fdjeiben  fott. 

Siebcben,  abe ! 
Sdjeiben  tljut  metj ! 
SBetn'  ni(6.  t  bie  iiuglein  rotlj, 
Zrennt  unS  ja  felbfl  tetn  £ob. 

2ieb$en,  abe ! 
©djeiben  tb,ut  toef) ! 

No.  35.  In  the  middle  ages  suicides  were  buried  at  the  crossroads, 
which  were  supposed  to  be  haunted  by  evil  spirits.  Hence  the  flower 
SSegerDart  (cichorium  intubus),  a  common  wayside  growth,  received 
the  name  'Jlrmcfunbcrblumc.  It  is  also  the  legendary  flower  of  un- 
happy love.  Into  it  was  once  transformed  a  deserted  maid.  (H.  315.) 

No.  37  is  not  a  legend  of  long  ago,  but  dates  from  a  ballad  of 
Clemens  Brentano  in  1802.  The  same  subject  was  then  treated  by 
other  poets,  until  finally  Heine  entered  into  their  various  labors  and 
with  a  touch  of  true  genius  gave  to  the  tale  its  imperishable  form. 
(Details  in  S.  I.,  362,  696—7.)  . 

A  charming  rendering  in  Scotch  dialect  is  found  in  Macmillan's 
Magazine.  May  1872,  p.  24: 

"  I  canna  tell  what  has  come  ower  me 

That  I  am  sae  eerie  and  wae ; 
An  auld-warld  tale  comes  before  me, 

It  haunts  me  by  nicht  and  by  day. 

From  the  cool  lift  the  gloamiir  draps  dimmer, 

And  the  Rhine  slips  saftly  by; 
The  taps  o'  the  mountains  shimmer 

I'  the  lowe  o'  the  sunset  sky." 
etc.,  etc. 

No.  40  was  addressed  to  Lady  Duff  Gordon  as  a  child  of  eleven 
at  Cuxhaven. 


NOTES.  183 

No.  41,  1.  9 :  £u  ^Oppdgfingcr,  them  phantom  of  myself.  One 
who  can  supposedly  appear  in  two  places  simultaneously.  (Grimm.) 
Used  of  those  who  see  themselves.  "  Alter  ego,"  wraith,  double. 

No.  46  was  addressed  to  his  sister  Charlotte.  (S.  I.,  22  for  details 
of  Heine's  childhood.) 

No.  48,  1.  16:  fccn  fterbenfccit  ftcdjter,  the  dying  gladiator. 

No.  52,  1.  7:  Cp.  Paul  Fleming's  An  die  Schonste: 

,,D  ©onne  ber  2Bonne ! 
D  SBonne  ber  Sonne  ! 

D  S^Bnfte  ber  ©djonen, 
SBenimnt  mir  ba§  ©efjnen !" 

No.  53.  A  skit  at  Hegel.  Cp.  J.  Schmidt,  III.,  18  and  Hille- 
brand's  German  Thought,  p.  265. 

No.  54.  On  imitations  of  Goethe  in  this  poem  see  Goethe-Jahr- 
buch,  V.,  329 — 30. 

No.  55.  Kevlaar,  int  ($Jctl»crnfd)Cn  (fireife),  in  Rhenish  Prussia. 
—  1.  50 :  iiiillcn  =  iiiilu.  Cologne  contained,  before  the  Revolution, 
about  200  consecrated  structures. 

No.  56.  Compare  this  poem  with  the  Swiss  Berglied  of  Usteri 
(1763—1827)  : 

,,Uf  fflergert,  uf  SJergen,  Uf  SBerge,  ba  tfd^  me 

35a  if(^'§  eim  fo  rooljl !  3m  Ijtmmlifdje  SR^<^, 

'@  tBnt  b'  obe  fo  liebli,  £)a  ftnb  no  bie  SWenfae 

Unb  b'unne  fo  Ijoljl !  Unb  TOenf^e  ft  glp^: 

Srum  teine,  brum  feini  flei  feibeni  Strflmpfli, 

3m  Zljal  unne  blp6f,  flei  moroquin  Sd)uf)  — 

33e  Serg  ift  be  Softer  3Jle  grilejti  be  G^aijer 

^ftir  ©eel  unb  fiir  Sijb.  Uf  ®u  unb  uf  £>u." 

No.  57  is  introduced  in  the  Ilarzreise  by  the  following  passage  : 

,,3)er  2Beg  imdj  .uiaustijal  fii^rte  mid^  toieber  bergauf,  unb  uou  einer  ber 
erften  $ob,en  fc^aute  ic^  normals  Ijinab  in  ba§  SJ)al,  roo  Dfterobe  mit  fetnen 


184  NOTES. 

rotten  2)dd)evn  au§  ben  griinen  Zannenroalbern  Ijeroorgucft  roie  eine  <Koo§rofe. 
$ie  Sonne  gab  eine  gar  liebe,  !inblid)e  83eleud)tung.  SSon  ber  erfjaltenen  £b,urnu 
fcalfte  erblicft  man  b,ier  bie  imponirenbe  SRiidfeite. 

(S§  liegen  nod)  mele  anbre  SBurgruinen  in  biefer  ©egenb.  2)er  £arbenberg 
bet  SJorten  ift  bie  fcpnfte. 

2Benn  man  aud),  rote  e§  fid)  gebiltjrt,  ba§  £erj  auf  ber  Itnfen  ©eite  b,at,  auf 
ber  liberalen,  fo  fann  man  fid)  bod)  nid)t  aUer  elegifd)en  ©efiiljle  erroeljren  beim 
9lu6Iicf  ber  gelfennefter  jener  prioilegirten  SRauboogel,  bie  auf  i^re  fc^roac^ltdie 
STCadjbrut  6Io6  ben  ftar!en  Ippetit  oererbten. 

tlnb  fo  ging  e§  audj  mir  biefen  3Korgen.  SKetn  (Semiitb,  roar,  je  me^r  id) 
mid)  oon  (SBttingen  entfernte,  atlmalig  aufgetb,aut,  roteber  roie  fonft  rourbe  mir 
romantifdj  ju  ©inn,  unb  roanbernb  bid)tete  id;  foIgenbeS  Sieb :" 

No.  58,  1.  15:  Henry  I.,  the  Fowler  (919 — 36),  whose  name  is 
associated  with  the  Hartz  region  in  both  history  and  legend.  The 
poem  is  preceded  by  the  following  passage : 

,,CS  ift  unbefcbreibbar,  mit  roelcfier  grBBIidjleit,  9Jaioetat  unb  Slnmutlj  bie 
3Ife  fid;  b,inunter  fiiirjt  iiber  bie  abenteuerlid)  gebilbeten  gelSftiide,  bie  fte  in 
iljrem  Saufe  finbet,  fo  bafs  ba§  SEBaffer  ^ier  roilb  empor  }ifd)t  ober  fd;aumenb 
Cberlauft,  bort  auS  oQerlei  Steinfpalten,  roie  au§  ooden  (Siefjfannen,  in  reinen 
SBogen  ftdj  ergiefjt  unb  unten  roieber  iiber  bie  fleinen  ©teine  ^intrippelt,  roie  ein 
muntereS  3Kabd;en.  3a,  bie  ©age  ift  roab,r,  bie  glfe  ift  eine  5prinjefft.n,  bie 
ladjenb  unb  bliil;cnb  ben  SJerg  Ijinablauft.  2Bie  blinft  tin  Sonncnfi^ein  iljr  roeifjeS 
©d;aumgeroanb !  2Bie  Pattern  im  iZBinbe  i^re  filbernen  9?ujenbanber!  2Bie  funfeln 
unb  bti^en  ib,re  Siamanten !  S)ie  ^o^en  SBudjen  fte^en  babei  gfeid;  ernften  SBatem, 
bie  »erftob,len  ladjelnb,  bent  TOut^roiHen  beS  liebtidjen  fltnbe§  }uief>en  ;  bie  roeifjen 
SBirlen  beroegen  ftd;  tanten^aft  pergmigt,  unb  bod;  jugleidj  angftltdi  iiber  bie 
geroagten  ©priinge;  ber  ftolje  £id)baum  fd;aut  brein  roie  ein  nerbriefjltdier  D^eim, 
ber  baS  fd)Bne  Sffietter  beja^Ien  foil;  bie  SBoglein  in  ben  Siiften  jubeln  ib.ren  Sets 
fad,  bie  Slumen  am  lifer  fliiftern  jartlid)  :  D,  nimm  unS  mit,  nimm  un§  mit,  tteb' 
®d)roefterd)en !  —  aber  ba§  lufttge  aJJabd^en  fpringt  unaufljaltfam  meiter,  unb 
ploglid;  ergreift  fie  ben  traumenben  Std)ter,  unb  e§  ftromt  auf  mid)  ^erab  ein 
SBlumenregen  oon  flingenben  ©tra^len  unb  ftraB,lenben  illangen,  unb  bie  ©inne 
oergeljen  mir  oor  tauter  ,JjerrIid)leit,  unb  id;  pre  nur  nod)  bie  flotenfiifce  Stimme:" 

The  poem  is  translated  in  the  N.  A.  Review,  July  1849  (P-  242). 
where  Heine  is  described  (p.  222)  as  dead  in  1848 1 


NOTES.  185 

Nos.  59,  etc.  On  Heine's  genuine  love  of  the  sea  and  his  intro- 
duction of  this  subject  into  German  song  note  S.  I.,  414,  452,  464, 
and  Stigand  I.,  250.  Heine  writes  to  Simrock :  ,,Ob  bu«  ^3nblifutn 
an  ben  ,,7{ovbiee*33ilberu"  ©cfdjmocf  ftnben  ttjerbe,  tfl  fehr  bitbioS.  Un* 
fere  gerobhitUdjcn  ©iifenjaffer^efer  fanu  fdjon  ollctn  ba«  ungeroohnt 
fd)aufclnbe  2JZetrum  eintgermafjen  feefranf  madjen." 

No.  60,  1.  8 — 24 :  in  the  Odyssey,  Bk.  VII.,  Ulysses  is  received  as 
a  mournful  shipwrecked  guest  at  the  court  of  Alcinous.  Bks.  IX — XII 
contain  the  narrative  of  his  varied  adventures,  in  the  cave  of  the 
Cyclops  Polyphemus,  among  the  gloomy  Cimmerians,  and  on  the 
islands  of  the  Goddess-nymphs  Circe  and  Calypso.  —  1.  50 :  Amphi- 
trite,  spouse  of  Poseidon  or  Neptune,  and  one  of  the  fifty  daughters 
of  the  sea-god  Nereus. 

No.  61,  1.  3:  tin  WOgcnbcn  (yefdjmeibe,  amid  the  jewelled  billows. 
Cp.  "  H.  H.'s  "  sea  poem  entitled  Spoken. 

No.  62.  Heine  mentions  a  sunken  city  in  his  beautiful  marine 
sketch  Norderncy.  As  to  the  anti-climax  in  the  last  lines,  Long- 
fellow's description  of  Richter  {Hyperion,  Chap.  5)  would  well  apply 
to  Heine.  Note  also  S.  I.,  519. 

No.  63.  The  motto  ,,£fya'latta,  S^tt'latta,"  (the  Sea,  the  Sea!) 
was  the  cry  raised  by  the  soldiers  of  Xenophon  during  the  famous 
retreat  of  the  ten  thousand  Greeks  from  Babylon  to  the  Euxine  or 
Black  Sea,  on  gaining  the  coast.  —  1.  51  :  i.  e.,  the  epistolary  scrawls 
of  Heine's  German  tormentors. 

No.  64.  Cp.  No.  144.  Note  S.  II.,  380.  1.  8:  hieroglyphics 
were  traced  on  the  caps  of  the  Egyptian  priests.  —  1.  9-  the  SSftfCtt 
was  the  medieval  covering  for  the  head,  still  used  by  ecclesiastics 
and  judges.  (Hellinghaus.) 

No.  65, 1.  8:  Father  Lot.  —  1.  43,  etc.,  humorous  enumeration  of 
the  petty  conditions  prevailing  in  the  fatherland,  the  conceited 
nobility,  and  the  dilatory  diets,  dallying  about  ignoble  trifles. 


186  NOTES. 

No.  67.  A  vague  youthful  lament  for  the  "  good  old  days  "  which 
had  vanished.  Significant  of  the  reaction  of  discontent  after  the  war 
of  liberation.  —  1.  21 :  2JJutterfohniI)en  (depreciating  diminutive),  de- 
generate scions,  milksops.  So  in  1.  35 :  petty  despot. 

No.  70  was  published  in  1821.  The  Goethe  monument  has  a 
history  akin  to  that  of  the  Washington  monument  and  other  similar 
structures  on  both  sides  of  the  water.  Planned  in  1819,  it  was  not 
finally  completed  until  1844.  —  1.  14:  Soit)fcul)aufer,  a  native  of 
©ochjeiihaufen,  a  suburb  of  Frankfort,  across  the  Maine. 

No.  74.     On  Heine  in  Berlin,  note  J.  Rodenberg,  Deutsche  Rund 
schau,  Jan.,  1888,  p.  96;  June,  1888,  p.  388.  —  1.  i  :  Hitter  ben 
is  the  name  of  the  principal  promenade  of  Berlin. 


ZTeue  (Sebicfyte,  geitgebtcfyte,  Cttta  Croll, 
Uber  Deutfcfylanb. 


The  Neue  Gedichte  appeared  at  various  intervals  between  1828  and 
1844.  In  the  songs  of  the  Neuer  Fruhling(i%2& — 31), which  introduce 
them,  the  fragrance  of  a  renewed  springtime  of  ardor  is  pervasive. 
The  old  attachment,  as  the  motto  hints,  is  faint  and  fading,  and  the 
poet's  muse  begins  to  betray  a  pensive  cheerfulness.  It  is  of  such 
poems  of  Heine's  as  these  that  George  Eliot  wrote:  "  His  songs  are 
all  music  and  feeling  —  they  are  like  birds  that  not  only  enchant  us 
with  their  delicious  notes,  but  nestle  against  us  with  their  soft 
breasts,  and  make  us  feel  the  agitated  beating  of  their  hearts." 

Meanwhile  Heine  was  passing  through  the  exciting  events  of  the 
revolutionary  years  1830 — 31,  and  eager  to  bask  in  the  glow  of  the 
newly  risen  sun  of  liberty,  had  hastened  to  Paris,  which  was  to  remain 
his  permanent  abode.  In  his  subsequent  writings,  both  in  prose  and 
verse,  much  space  is  devoted  to  the  politics  of  Europe.  [Illustrations 
of  this  interest  may  be  found  in  Nos.  92,  93,  95 — 102,  104 — 114,  117, 
131,  139,  142.]  But  Heine,  if  patriotic  in  purpose,  was  no  fervent 
political  reformer ;  for  in  him  was  too  much  of  the  stuff  of  which  the 
poet  and  artist  is  fashioned.  He  viewed  the  questions  of  the  time 
from  the  standpoint  of  a  caustic  and  irresponsible  literator  rather 
than  of  the  practical  agitator,  and  while  championing  freedom  of 
thought  and  freedom  of  social  action,  shrank  from  the  coarse  reality 

of  ways  and  means.     And  although  he  hated  the  arrogance  of  the 

(187) 


188  NOTES. 

nobility  and  writhed  inexpressibly  under  the  knife  of  the  censor,  he 
scorned  the  common  herd,  he  could  admire  Napoleon,  and  was  ready 
to  enjoy  his  pensioned  ease  in  a  liberal  and  limited  monarchy. 

Heine's  relations  to  the  movement  represented  by  the  so-called 
Romantic  School  were  marked  by  a  similar  inconsistent  independ- 
ence. He  was  at  one  with  them  in  their  earlier  crusade  in  favor  of. 
old  German  literature  and  mythology,  in  their  love  of  the  weird  and 
wonderful,  in  their  devotion  to  that  sense  of  the  national  dignity  and 
life  which  they  deemed  to  be  best  fed  from  medieval  sources.  The 
"  volksthumlich-germanisch-christlich-romantische  Schule"  including 
the  " neudeutsch-religios-patriotische  Kunst"  represented  a  reaction 
against  the  drift  of  eighteenth-century  classicism  and  rationalism, 
and  finally,  as  Ruge  says,*  "  with  the  weapons  forged  by  the  age  of 
enlightenment,  combated  enlightenment  itself,  in  the  domains  of 
science,  art,  morality,  and  politics."  But  Heine  did  not  follow  Fr. 
Schlegel  and  Werner  into  the  bosom  of  the  Catholic  church,  nor  the 
later  extreme  radicals  in  their  wild  republicanism.  His  so-called 
conversion  to  evangelical  Protestantism  indeed  was  merely,  as  he 
himself  acknowledged,  an  unhappy  error  of  judgment.  However 
much  in  his  peculiar  way,  to  state  his  own  claim,  he  may  have  re- 
mained a  Romanticist  at  heart,  yet  in  the  Romantic  parody  of  Atta 
Troll,  ein  Sommernachtstraum,  he  derides,  as  a  "Romantique  def ro- 
gue" the  poetic  extravagances  of  the  school  and  sings  its  humorous 
dirge.  Witness  these  stanzas  from  the  concluding  canto  : 

3a,  mein  greuitb,  e§  ftnb  bie  fllange 
?luS  ber  langft  uerfdjoHnen  Zraumjeit ; 
9htr  ba§  oft  moberne  Stiller 
©auleln  burrf)  ben  alten  (Srunbton. 

*  Quoted  by  Hillebrand  in  his  German  Thought,  p.  264  (Holt  &  Co.,  N.  Y., 
1880).  Cp.  pp.  228 — 263  on  the  Romantic  School,  a  subject  to  be  treated  more  ap- 
propriately in  connection  with  Heine's  prose  essay  on  that  subject. 


NOTES.  189 


H$,  e3  ift  oieUeidjt  ba3  lefcte 
ftreie  SSJalblieb  ber  SRomantif! 
3n  beS  ZageS  SBranbi  unb  Sdjlaajttartn 
2Birb  e§  fiimmerli$  oer^atten. 

Slnbre  3eiten,  anbre  Sogel! 
SHttbre  SSogel,  anbre  fiieber! 
2Bela)  ein  ©ctynattern,  roie  oon  SSnfen, 
£ie  ba§  Aapitol  gerettet  ! 


ein  3n>itfc^ern  !  ba5  fxnb 
5pfennigslic^tc^en  in  ben  flraHen; 
©ie  gebarben  ftc^  wie  3ooi8 
SIbler  mit  bent  ToitnerfeH. 

tHnbre  3eiten,  onbre  SSSgel! 
?lnbre  SSBgel,  anbre  Cieber! 
@ie  geftelen  mir  oietleit^t, 
2Benn  id)  anbre  Dtjren  ^a'tte  ! 

As  a.  pendant  to  Atta  Troll  appeared  in  1844  Uber  Deutschland, 
ein  Winterm'archen,  a  serio-comic  political  satire,  describing  Heine's 
semi-sentimental  journey  to  Hamburg  in  1843.  Snatches  of  this 
narrative  are  given  in  Nos.  104  —  114.  It  is  a  rollicking  and  witty 
tale,  with  an  uneasy  hurrying  movement,  abounding  in  light  touch- 
and-go  comment  on  places  and  persons,  on  German  national  peculi- 
arities, on  politics  Prussian  and  anti-Prussian,  and  embracing 
imaginary  interviews  with  Frederick  Barbarossa  and  the  Goddess 
Hammonia  which  alone  would  justify  one  in  applying  to  Heine,  if  not 
the  tills  of  modern  scion  of  Aristophanes  which  he  craved,  at  all 
events  the  epithet  of  poetic  incroyable.  The  final  powerful  stanzas 
addressed  to  Frederick  William  IV.  contain  a  daring  warning  to  all 
potentates  to  shun  the  punishment  of  flaming  song  dealt  by  the 
poet's  scroll. 


190  NOTES. 


D  flBnig  !  3$  nteine  e3  gut  tnit  bir, 
Unfa  nnli  einen  9(atl;  bir  geben  : 
S)ie  tobten  $>id)ter,  oereljre  fte  nur, 
£>0(I)  fdjone,  bie  ba  leben. 

Seleib'ge  lebenbige  Stater  nid)t, 
<5ie  Jjaben  glammen  tinb  SJBaffen, 
S)ie  fur^tbarer  finb  al§  SooiS  S3li^, 
3)en  ja  ber  5}Joet  erfc^affen. 

SSeleib'ge  bie  ©otter,   bie  alien  itnb  neu'n, 
2>e§  gonjen  DIgmpS    ©elid^ter, 
Unb  ben  pc^ften  S6^0"0^  obenbrein  — 
SBeleib'ge  nur  nic^t  ben  SDidbter! 

2)ie  ©otter  beftrafen  fretlie^  feb,r  b,art 
2>e§  3Kenf^en  TOifiet^aten, 
£)a§  ^oKenfeuer  ift  jiemlic^  ^eift, 
2)ort  muf?  man  fd)moren  unb  braten  — 

Sod)  £eilige  giebt  e3,  bie  au§  ber  ©tut^ 
SoSbeten  ben  ©unber  ;  burc^  Spenben 
2ln  flird)en  unb  Seelenmeffen  toirb 
©rtuorben  ein  ^o^eS  SBerroenben. 

Unb  am  Enbe  ber  Sage  fommt  G^riftuS 
Unb  bric^t  bie  ^forfeit  ber  ^otte  ; 
Unb  b,SIt  er  aud^  ein  ftrenge§  ©erid)t, 
roirb  mandjer  SefeUe. 


S)oc^  giebt  eS  pollen,  anS  beren  ^aft 
Unmogtid)  jebe  SBefreiung; 
^ier  ^ilft  tetn  Seten,   o^nmSc^tig  ift  b,ier 
S)e3  SCBelterlBferS  SSerjeifwng. 

Aennft  bu  bie  .s>ulio   be§   Tante  nicbt, 
I)ie  fd)rectlid)en  Sersetten? 
2Ben  ba  ber  S)id)ter  bjneingefperrt, 
Sen  lann  lein  ©ott  meb,r  retten  — 


NOTES.  191 

ftein  ©ott,  (ein  &eilanb  ertbft  tljn  jc 
9lu8  biefen  fmgenben  ^flammen! 
Olimm  bid)  in  9ld)t,  bafS  wic  bid)  nidjt 
3u  jolijer  £BUe  oerbatnmen ! 

No.  77,  1.  i—2  :  cp.  the  rendering  of  Emily  Pfeiffer : 

"  Like  a  virgin  heart,  the  forest 
Breaks  with  too  full  blossoming." 

No.  78.  H.  Hiiffer  (Aus  dent  Leben  Heinrich  Heine's.  Berlin, 
1878,  p.  153,  etc.)  cites  the  original  form  of  this  poem  in  evidence  of 
Heine's  well-known  care  in  polishing  off  his  verses.  (Quoted  also 
in  K.  I.,  XLIV.)  Cp.  note  to  No.  109.  Karl  Hillebrand,  to  whom 
Heine  dictated  the  whole  of  the  Romancero,  gives  similar  evidence. 
(Hiiffer,  p.  160.)  Sometimes  even  a  studied  negligence  in  style  was 
affected.  —  1.  2  ran  originally: 

Site  Hebe  ®rb  ift  griin. 
1.6:     SBoIjl  in  ber  laubigen  $bf)'. 
1.  8 :     2Bo(jl  in  bent  n>eid)en  filee. 
« 
The  third  stanza  was  contracted  from  the  two  following : 

3d)  ftfce  mit  metnem  flummer.  3$  benl  an  metne  <5$bne 

3m  ijoljen  gritnen  ®ra§.  34  i16"'  '^  >De'B  "i^1  ma^- 

2)o  tommt  ein  fanfter  ©djlummer,  65  rinnt  gar  mandje  S^rane 

3d)  traum  id)  roeifj  nid)t  »a§.  ^inunter  in  ba3  ©ra3. 

No.  79.  Cp.  No.  30.  Hiiffer  (p.  164)  has  an  interesting  chapter 
on  Heine's  utterances  upon  the  musical  renditions  of  his  poems. 

No.  82.  Hessel  thinks  that  line  7  is  to  be  taken  seriously,  (?)  as 
referring  to  the  favorite  color  of  the  Romantic  School,  e.  g.,  the  blaue 
flume  of  Novalis,  etc. 

No.  85.    The  same  situation  is  amplified  in  Schiller's  Erwartung. 

No.  89.  Heine  said  of  this  poem  :  ,,®ie  9?ntiidicf)feit  ift  bier  bi« 
jur  $arifatur  gefteigert,  ba«  fiib,!'  irf),~  e«  roav  ciu  SBerfud),  3ob,rjahten 


192  NOTES. 

unb  3)o turn  im  ©ebidjte  einsufiihren."  But  Heine  did  not  go  to  the 
University  until  1819. 

No.  91.  On  Byron  compare  Goethe's  beautiful  dirge  for  Byron  in 
the  Helena,  Faust,  Pt.  II.  After  Byron's,  death  in  1824  Heine  wrote 
to  a  friend :  ,,S)er  XobeSfalt  33t)ron§  hat  mid)  fehv  beroegt.  6«  roar  ber 
cinjige  2fteni"d),  mtt  bent  id)  mid)  beuroanbt  fiibltc,  unb  roir  mogen  \\vA 
u>ot){  in  mandjen  S)ingen  geglidjen  fyaben."  And  again :  ,,®er  2obe8» 
fall  meineS  SSettevg  gu  IRiffolungbi  bat  mid)  ttef  betritbt."  From  certain 
kindred  traits  Heine  was  sometimes  hailed  as  a  follower  of  Byron,  if 
not  his  successor.  Translations  of  passages  from  Manfred  and 
Childe  Harold  are  found  among  Heine's  works.  —  Byron's  body  was 
borne  back  from  Greece  to  England. 

No.  92.  Heine's  writings  are  full  of  scoffs  at  the  Philistinism  of 
Hamburg.  Pomerania,  too,  he  derides  as  out  of  the  world. 

No.  93,  1.  13:  graucn^tmmer  was  formerly  used  as  a  collective 
plural.  —  1.  26 :  The  inhabitants  of  Schilda  (in  Saxony)  had  the 
same  reputation  for  foolish  simplicity  as  the  Thracian  Abderians  or 
the  wise  men  of  Gotham.  • 

No.  94.  An  unwelcome  meeting  (it  would  only  be  "diamond  cut 
diamond  "),  of  kindred  water-sprites,  bound  on  the  same  seductive 
errand  of  enticing  mankind  to  ultimate  destruction.  —  1.  10  :  !J?crfcn= 
IUJC,  nixy-  or  waterlily. 

No.  96  (1842).  To  Franz  Dingelstedt,  author  and  afterwards 
theatre  manager.  His  Lieder  eittes  kosmopolitischen  Nachtw'dchters 
appeared  in  1841,  stamping  him  at  that  time  as  a  member  of  the 
party  of  "progress."  Heine's  half  mocking  greeting  betrays  his 
distrust  of  the  newly-risen  school  of  political  poetry  which  seemed  to 
him  to  combine  vague  and  barren  pathos  with  a  fruitless  enthusiasm. 
(See  Heine's  preface  to  Atta  Troll.}  —  1.  13:  the  Cologne  Cathedral 
was  really  completed  by  the  aid  of  the  Hohenzollerns,  but  not  until 
1880.  — 1.  16:  King  Ludwig  I.  of  Bavaria  —  of  the  house  of  Wittels- 


NOTES.  193 

bach  —  gave  five  splendid  stained-glass  windows.  —  1.  17:  when 
Fred.  William  IV.  of  Prussia  came  to  the  throne  in  1840,  illusive 
hopes  had  been  exited  that  he  might  establish  a  truly  liberal  consti- 
tution. —  1.  20:  i.  e.  irrecoverable  or  irredeemable.  —  1.  31:  the 
whole  stock  of  Heine's  publishers  had  just  been  tabooed  in  Prussia 
on  account  of  Dingelstedt's  poems. 

No.  97.  Written  in  the  album  of  Hans  Christian  Andersen  while 
he  was  visiting  Heine  in  1843.  A  picture  of  Heine's  own  course. 

No.  98,  1.  6:  SBertljer,  the  love-sick  and  inactive  swain  of 
Goethe's  novel  of  the  same  name,  enamoured  of  Lotte,  another's 
bride. 

No.  99,  1.  21 :  i.  e.,  the  princes  who  were  members  of  the  German 
Confederation.  The  number  varied  slightly  between  1815  and  1866. 

No.  100,  1.  II :  frfjlfigt  nmtt>eItt)Ctcf)e,  beats  as  limp  or  weak  as  a 
rag,  i.  e.,  into  a  jelly.  — 1.  13  :  (Siegfttcb,  the  hero  of  the  Nibelungen- 
lied,  but  here  depicted  according  to  the  earlier  legend  which  Wagner, 
for  instance,  follows  in  his  Nibelungenring.  The  poem  seems 
prophetic  of  the  restoration  of  the  empire  in  1871. 

No.  101  forms  a  prelude  to  Xeutfrf)lanb  (Nos.  104—114). 

No.  102.  The  occasion  of  the  poem  was  the  great  distress  among 
Silesian  weavers  in  1844,  which  led  finally  to  an  insurrection. 
(K.  382.) 

No.  104—114.  $eutfrf)lcmb.  @in  SBtntermardjett.  In  an 
eloquent  passage  of  the  preface  to  this  poem,  dated  at  Hamburg, 
Sept.  17,  1844,  Heine  replies  as  follows  to  the  anticipated  cries  of 
his  critics,  vindicating  his  own  attitude  of  cosmopolitan  patriotism. 

2><i)  fjbre  fd)<m  ib,re  S3ietflimnten :  ,,25u  lafterft  fogar  unfere  JJarben,  S5era$ter 
beS  SSaterlanbS,  ^reunb  ber  ^ranjofen,  benen  bu  ben  freien  SRb,ein  abtreten 
roillft !"  33erub,igt  eu<i|.  3$  toerbe  eure  5<*r&en  adjten  unb  eljren,  roenn  fie  eS 
oerbienen,  toenn  fie  nid>t  mefjr  eine  mtifjige  ober  lnecf)tifc§e  gpteletei  ftnb.  93flan}t 
bie  fc&.ti>arjsrott)=8olbne  ^a&ne  auf  bte  &Bf»e  beS  beutfdjen  SebanlenS,  tna$t  fie 
iur  Stanbarte  bed  freien  3Renf$ent^um3,  unb  \i>  will  ntein  beftes  .^ersblut  fiir  fte 


194  NOTES. 

b,ingeben.  S3erub,igt  eud),  id)  liebe  ba3  Saterlanb  eBen  fo  feljr,  roie  ifir.  3Begen 
biefer  Siebe  b,abe  id)  breije^n  SebenSjafjre  im  ©rile  oerlebt,  unb  roegen  eben  biefet 
Siebe  leljre  id)  roieber  juriicf  in§  @jtl,  otelleidjt  fiir  itnmer.  3d)  bin  ber  greunb 
ber  granjofen,  rote  id)  ber  greunb  aller  SUienfdjen  bin,  roenn  fte  oerntinftig  unb 
gut  ftnb,  unb  roeil  id)  felber  nidjt  fo  buntm  ober  fo  fd)led>t  bin,  al§  bafil  ia> 
roiinfdjen  fotlte,  bafs  meine  SDeutfdjen  unb  bie  granjofen,  bie  beiben  au§erroaljlten 
SSBIler  ber  ^umanitat,  fid)  bie  £Slfe  bradjen  5um  SSeften  Don  ©nglanb  unb  3iuf§« 
lanb  unb  jur  @d)abenfreube  alter  Jjunfer  unb  ^faffen  biefe§  ©rbbattS.  Seib 
ru^ig,  id)  roerbe  ben  9tt>ein  nimmernteb^r  ben  granjofen  abtreten,  fdjon  au§  bent 
ganj  etnfod)en  ©runbe :  toeil  mir  ber  SRfjetn  geb^ort.  Qa,  mir  ge^Brt  er,  burd) 
unoerauf3erlid)e§  ©eburt§red)t,  id)  bin  be§  freien  SR^etneS  nod)  roeit  freierer  ©o^n, 
an  feinent  lifer  ftanb  tneine  SEBiege,  unb  id)  feJ>e  gar  nid)t  ein,  roarunt  ber  SR^etn 
irgenb  etnem  Slnbern  gepren  foU,  al§  ben  £anbe3ltnbern.  ®(faf§  unb  £otb,ringen 
fann  id)  freilid)  bent  beutfd)en  SReid)e  nid)t  fo  leid)t  einoerleiben,  roie  iljr  e§  tb^ut, 
benn  bie  fieute  in  jenen  Sanben  b^angen  feft  an  granlreid)  roegen  ber  9Jea)te,  bie 
fie  burd)  bit  fran}6ftfd)e  ©taatSumroatjung  geroonnen,  roegen  jener  ©letcpettS. 
gefe^e  unb  freien  ^nftitutionen,  bie  bent  bttrgerlidien  ©emiit^e  feb^r  angenefjtn 
ftnb,  aber  bent  SKagen  ber  grofjen  TOenge  bennod)  SBieleS  ju  rounfd)en  iibrig  laffen. 
Snbeffen,  bie  ©Ifaffer  unb  2otb,ringer  roerben  fid)  roieber  an  35eutfd)lanb  an* 
fd)Iiefjen,  roenn  roir  ®a§  oollenben,  roa§  bie  gransofen  begonnen  t»aben,  roenn  roir 
biefe  uberfliigeln  in  ber  £Ijat,  roie  roir  eS  fd)on  getb^an  int  ©ebanten,  roenn  roir 
un§  bi§  ju  ben  lefcten  ^olgerungen  beSfelben  emporfd)roingen,  roenn  roir  bie  Sienft* 
barleit  bi§  in  iljrem  le^ten  Sdjlupfwinlet,  bent  §intntel,  jerftBren,  roenn  roir  ben 
©ott,  ber  auf  ©rben  int  3Jlenfd)en  roob,nt,  au§  feiner  ©rniebrigung  retten,  roenn 
roir  ba§  arme,  glttcfenterbte  SBoll  unb  ben  oerb,Bb,nten  ©eniu§  unb  bie  gefd)Snbete 
@d)onb,eit  roieber  in  ifyre  SBUrbe  einfe^en,  roie  unfere  grofjen  SKeifter  gefagt  unb 
gefungen,  unb  roie  roir  e§  rooHen,  roir,  bie  ^ungc^  —  SB,  nid)t  blof}  ©IfafS  unb 
Sotb.ringen,  fonbern  ganj  granlreid)  roirb  un§  oUbann  jufaHen,  ganj  ©uropa,  bie 
ganje  SBelt  —  bie  ganje  2Belt  roirb  beutfd)  rocrbcn !  Son  biefer  Senbung  unb 
Unioerfalb,errfd)ift  S)eutfd)lanb§  trdume  id)  oft,  roenn  id)  unter  ©tdjen  roanble. 
S)ao  ift  nt  c  t  n  ^atrtotisntus. 

No.  104,  1. 19:  ,,£eibf(f)mide,  Heine  3trt  »on  ©c^afen  uorgiigUct)  in 
ber  i'iinebnrger  §etbe."  (Grimm.)  —  1.  29:  SJlcitt  SBcift;  Heine's 
letters  in  his  absence  to  his  wife,  the  "  lamb "  whom  he  had  left 
among  the  "  wolves  of  Paris,"  present  an  amusing  mixture  of  affec- 
tionate raillery  and  jealous  fears.  Cp.  note  to  No.  135. 


NOTES.  195 

No.  105,  1.  26 :  (yinpOpeta,  lullaby.  (A  nonsensical  refrain  in 
German  nursery  songs.)  Instead  of  the  doctrine  of  renunciation 
Heine  proclaims  here  a  new  gospel  of  joy  on  earth  for  poor  as  well 
as  rich.  —  1.  61 :  ^podjjeitStarmeu  (Latin  carmen),  wedding-song. 

No.  106,  1.  3:  Touontcrd  (French)  =  ^ottbcamten,  custom-house- 
officers.— 1.  4:  mfitieret  =  imterfitcht.—  1.  n  :  &otttrebanbe  =  33erbot= 
ttjaarc.  —  1.  13  (and  15):  Spiljcu,  points  (lace),  and  points  (pointed 
sayings).  —  1.  16:  ftidjclll  Uttfc  fycdjellt,  to  prick  (sew  or  stitch) 
and  "hatchel"  (cp.  to  "comb  down").  Cp.  the  phrases:  mtkfpitjert 
9teben  tierhobnen  and  ©tidjelreben  fiibren,  i.  e.,  to  taunt  and  jeer. 
The  whole  passage  is  an  elaborate  pun.  —  1.  28 :  .S;>  off  m  a  mi  ttoit 
gfaUerglebcn  (1798 — 1875),  professor,  poet  and  patriot,  deposed  from 
his  professorship  in  Breslau  at  this  time  (1843)  f°r  his  political 
views  and  utterances.  —  1.  32 :  ToiiaHCltfettc,  chain  of  custom- 
houses. The  Customs'  Union  (initiated  in  1828)  of  1834,  instituted 
chiefly  through  the  efforts  of  Prussia,  by  which  duties  were  abolished 
between  the  different  members  of  the  Union  but  maintained  along 
the  foreign  boundaries,  advanced  materially  the  movement  toward 
German  unity. 

No.  107,  1.  4 :  Sdtrl  Waljcr  (or,  in  Latin,  Carolus  Major ! ),  one 
of  the  Suabian  school  of  minor  poets,  at  which  Heine  periodically 
jeered.  (See  Heine's  essay,  Der  Schwabenspiegel,  for  amusing  illus- 
trations.) —  1.  8:  gtttff crt,  i.  e.  Stuttgart.  Cp.  No.  156,  1.  16.  - 
1.  19:  from  the  Lied  der  schwarzen  Jager,  by  Th.  Korner  (1791 — 1813), 
poet,  hero  and  martyr,  whose  lyre  and  sword  were  both  active  in  the 
War  of  Liberation : 

,,9lo<§  trauren  tuir  im  fc^toarjen  9td($erlleibe 

Unt  ben  geftorbnen  TOutlj  ; 
S)od)  fragt  man  eudj,  n>a§  biefeS  9lot§  bebeute: 
£a§  beutet  ftranlenblut." 

1.  21 :  Note  Motley's  Letters  (1889,  I.,  70—71)  giving  a  similar  im- 
pression of  Prussian  routine  in  1841.  — 1.  27  :  ben  Storf,  often  wielded 


196  NOTES. 

with  great  effect  by  the    founder    himself    of   the  Prussian    army, 
Frederick  William  I.     A  soldier-song  runs  thus : 

,,Unb  ttjut  man  auf  $arabe  nur  etnen  fallen  Xritt, 
©o  fommt  ber  Jlbjutante:  fdimei&t  ben  fieri  au3  bem  ®lieb, 
3>ie  2afc&.e  abgeb,angen,  ben  Sabel  abgelegt, 
Unb  tii<$tig  brauf  gefdjlagen,  bio  er  fi$  m$t  meljr  regt." 

1.  31 :  ;£uf  etc.  Before  1848  the  soldier  was  addressed  as  2)U 
(earlier  still,  Sv,)  by  his  superior  officer.  Later,  generally  @ie.  — 
1.  39 :  $tn* clfjoubc  (better,  33i(f d-  or  33ecfel=,  from  23ecf  en,  i.  e.,  the 
basin-shaped  cap.  Cp.  Andresen,  Volksetymologie),  the  Prussian 
helmet,  introduced  in  1840.  —  1.  43:  30J)(UUta  ttott  UJiotttfaucott, 
title  of  a  romantic  drama  of  medieval  life  by  Kotzebue.  —  1.  44 :  these 
writers  all  dealt  with  romantic  themes.  —  1.  47  :  i.  e.,  the  age  of  faith, 
before  the  days  of  printing. 

No.  108,  1.  i :  ^agdltitti.  Other  strange  stories  regarding  P.  are 
cited  in  the  Memoir  of '  Ole  Bull,  Boston,  1886,  p.  372.  Cp.  note  to 
No.  12.  In  the  production  of  Heine's  there  mentioned,  George 
Harrys  (1.  4)  is  jocularly  described  as  the  devil  in  .disguise,  attending 
Paganini.  Harrys  was  in  reality  a  Hanoverian  writer  who  travelled 
through  Germany  with  P. 

No.  109.  Vss.  33 — 52  are  given  in  fac-simile  with  all  of  Heine's 
erasures  and  interlineations  in  Madam  della  Rocca's  Skizzen  iiber 
Heinrich  Heine,  1882,  pp.  50 — 51.  —  1.  72 :  one  of  the  chapels  of  the 
Cathedral  where  the  bones  of  the  three  kings  of  medieval  legend  (a 
development  from  the  story  of  the  Magi  in  Matt.,  Chap.  2)  were 
supposedly  deposited. 

No.  110.  Note  the  translation  in  Hosmer's  history  of  German 
literature,  p.  534. 

No.  Ill,  1.  15:  Jeljme,  the  Vehmic  Court  or  well  known  secret 
tribunal  in  Germany  during  the  middle  ages.  —  1.  31 :  SKotbbart,  the 
Emperor  Frederick  Barbarossa  (died  1190),  of  whose  grandson 


NOTES.  197 

Frederick  II  (d.  1250)  the  legend  was  at  first  narrated.  The  tale 
typified  the  hope  of  the  German  people  in  dark  days  that  the  glory 
of  the  ancient  empire  would  be  restored.  So,  according  to  Welsh 
legends,  King  Arthur  lies  in  Snowdon  until  the  day  when  he  is  to 
rise  and  expel  from  his  kingdom  the  foreign  invader.  The  subject  is 
best  known  to  Germans  through  Ruckert's  ballad  of  Barbarossa. 
For  the  interpretation  of  these  legends  of  sleeping  monarchs  consult 
Grimm's  and  Simrock's  Mythologie,  and  J.  Fiske's  Myths  and  Myth- 
Makers,  Boston,  1877,  pp.  26,  201.  —  1.  37:  the  fit)tff)fi«fer  is  in 
Thuringia.  —  1.  64:  see  the  note  to  No.  112  (a),  1.  87. 

No.  112  (a),  l.  ii :  tfricfl,  (1756—63).  —  1.  13:  2)tofc3  9ttettbeI3= 
fof)1t  (1729 — 86),  the  distinguished  Jewish  philosopher  of  Berlin, 
grandfather  of  the  musician  Felix  Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.  —  1.  14: 
3lnno  Jiarfdjin  (1722 — 91),  a  poetess  in  Berlin  of  some  merit.  —  1. 15  : 
the  Countess  Du  Barry  (b.  1744)  was  guillotined  in  1793.  —  "•  47  : 
Dr.  Guillotin  was  not  the  inventor  of  the  machine,  although  his  name 
was  given  to  it  as  he  had  proposed  a  modification  of  the  ordinary 
method  of  beheading  with  sword  or  axe.  —  1.  87  :  £Burfd|Cltfdjaft  is 
the  name  given  to  those  German  student  organizations  which  arose 
at  the  beginning  of  this  century,  composed  originally  of  such  as  had 
participated  in  the  War  of  Liberation,  organizations  with  an  earnest 
purpose  and  liberal  political  views.  They  assumed  the  supposed  old 
imperial  colors,  black,  red  and  gold.  Heine's  relations  to  the  93ur» 
idn'njcljaft  are  alluded  to  in  Hiiffer,  p.  74  and  Str.  I.,  60,  124,  133,  387. 

No  112  (b),  1.  41 :  $tamafd)enrtttcrtf)Httt,  pedantic  chivalry. 

No.  113,  1.  i :  2)Jtut>Cttf  on  the  Weser,  about  40  miles  west  of 
Hanover.  The  fortifications  were  leveled  after  the  Franco-Prussian 
war. —  1.  19:  sJJtcmnitb.  So  Odysseus  responded  to  Polyphemus 
(Odyssey,  IX.,  366,  etc. )  but  afterwards  blinded  him.  Heine's  function 
was  rather  to  cast  out  the  "  beam,"  to  pull  out  the  motes  from  the 
eyes  of  the  mighty.  —  1.  20:  3toar  ftcdfCll,  to  remove  a  cataract. 


Homcmcero  unb  le^tc  (Bebtcfyte. 


The  Romancero  was  so  named  by  Heine  because  the  tone  of  the 
romanza  prevailed  in  the  poems  constituting  the  collection.  These 
poems,  with  the  Letzte  Gedichte,  were  written  chiefly  during  the  period 
when  he  was  a  sufferer  from  the  pangs  of  the  disease  which  tortured 
him  through  eight  years  of  dying  agonies.  Many  of  these  poems 
with  their  varied  and  animated  themes  bear  witness  to  the  uncon- 
querable buoyancy  of  his  intellectual  powers,  which  appeared  un- 
wasted  amid  the  waste  of  his  physical  frame.  Others  recall  the 
phrase  of  Hector  Berlioz  that  Heine  stood  as  it  were  at  the  window 
of  his  tomb,  to  contemplate  and  to  deride  once  more  that  world  in 
which  he  had  no  longer  any  portion.  His  bodily  sufferings,  too,  are 
sung  in  stanzas  of  grotesque  and  despairing  courage;  while  some 
verses  even  betray  signs  of  his  changed  attitude  towards  matters  of 
religion,  —  a  change  which,  however,  could  scarcely  be  called  a  con- 
version, but  was  rather  a  revival  of  the  religious  sentiment,  caused 
partly  by  his  long  illness  and  partly  by  his  renewed  interest  in  the 
Scriptures.  On  his  deathbed,  he  desired  to  be  at  peace  both  with  the 
world  and  with  God.  Having  need  of  Divine  mercy,  he  is  willing  to 
grant  amnesty  to  all  his  enemies,  even  to  those  who  by  ties  of  kinship 
should  have  been  his  friends ;  and  in  strains  of  true  and  touching 
pathos  he  commends  his  dearly  loved  and  unguarded  wife  to  the 
protection  of  Heaven. 

If  Heine's  last  days  are  to  be  considered  as  a  retribution,  he  may 

be  said  to  have  expiated  his  offences. 

(198) 


NOTES.  199 

No.  115.  Heine  has  adapted  an  old  legend  connected  with  Frank- 
fort on  the  Maine,  a  short  distance  above  which  lies  Bergen.  The 
name  Sffjclm  was  sometimes  applied  to  those  pursuing  so-called 
"ignoble"  (ltnet)did)e)  occupations,  as  headsmen  or  grave-diggers, 
whereby  certain  civic  and  social  rights  were  forfeited.  —  1.  15: 
2>ri(fe$,  from  £>eitbricf  (§eiltrid)),  a  name  in  Cologne  applied  to  any 
dull  "  Philistine,"  sometimes  humorously  to  a  native  of  Cologne  him- 
self. 2)?urifr$cbiU  (3Karia  ©tbttlla),  a  name  common  among  the  lower 
classes  in  Cologne  and  on  the  Rhine,  and  applied  also  to  a  feminine 
character  in  the  puppet-play.  Both  types  frequently  appeared  in  the 
carnival  festivities.  (E.  I.,  337.)  —  1.  46:  rttterjUttfttg,  i.  e.,  a 
member  of  the  order  of  knights,  of  knightly  degree.  In  reality,  only 
the  emperor  could  ennoble  a  headsman ;  and  this  legend  as  narrated 
elsewhere  involves  the  empress  of  Frederick  Barbarossa.  —  1.  52 : 
the  male  line  became  extinct  in  1844. 

No.  116.  An  orientalist  professor  at  Bonn  thus  cruelly  dissects 
this  harmless  song  of  a  sentimental  Bedouin :  The  Asras  were  not 
charged  with  platonic  affection.  There  were  no  Sultans  in  their  day. 
They  never  were  made  slaves.  They  lived  in  North  Arabia,  not  in 
Yemen  (South  Arabia).  A  slave  would  not  bear  the  name  Moham- 
med. (H.  335.)  Hessel  quotes  an  Arabian  tale  which  was  probably 
the  basis  for  the  poem :  ,,2ftan  erjablt,  ein  Sebuine  babe,  al8  er  nadj 
jeiner  ^erfunft  gefragt  rourbe,  jur  Stntroort  gcgeben :  id)  bin  ttom 
©tamme  beret,  tneldje  fterben,  toenn  fte  Ueben,  itnb  ein  baneben  fteben* 
be«  -Uiabcfjen  fei  in  ben  SRuf  cwSgebrodjen :  bei  ^Tttab, !  er  ift  einer  ber 
SBenn  SIfra." 

No.  118  was  written  in  a  copy  of  Atta  Troll  intended  for  the 
baroness  Rothschild  in  Paris.  (K.) 

No.  120,  1.  2:  gottme  $pfd,  a  reference  to  the  gilded  bribes 
from  the  garden  of  the  Hesperides  by  which  Atalanta  was  enticed 
and  delayed  in  the  race  with  her  victorious  suitor.  —  1.  6:  after 


200  NOTES. 

defeating  Darius  and  marrying  various  princesses,  one,  the  daughter 
of  Darius,  Alexander  died  in  the  midst  of  his  successes  and  excesses 
at  Babylon. 

No.  121,  I./:  Stt^Cttjontmcr  ("seediness"),  or  $ater,  in  student 
slang  is  the  milder,  and  ^>unt>C=(JIcnb  ("blue  devils"),  or  gvaucS 
(Sfenb,  the  more  severe  form  of  indisposition  following  a  carousal. 

No.  125,  the  "  Way  of  the  World,"  —  "  to  him  that  hath  shall  be 
given,"  etc. 

No.  127.  It  was  Lessing  who,  after  a  study  of  ancient  monuments, 
first  introduced  into  German  literature  the  idea  that  Death  was 
depicted  as  the  brother  of  Sleep,  in  the  form  of  a  youth  with  inverted 
torch.  (See  Lessing's  essay :  Wie  die  Alien  den  Tod  gebildet,  and 
Herder's  poem :  Der  Tod.  Ein  Gespr'dch  an  Lessings  Grab.)  — 

1.  i :  bic  bctbcn  ©eftalten,  i.  e.,  Sob  (ber  Sine)  and  ©cftfaf  (ber 
3lnbre).  —  1.  9 :  slH0ijnMumenfran§,  the  wreath  of  poppies,  the  flower 
from  which  opium  and  morphine  are  derived. 

No.  128.  This  affecting  poem  betrays  the  accents  of  sincerity. 
Heine  displayed  for  his  mother  and  his  wife  the  purest  affection.  — 
1.  i :  £baitutos,  the  Greek  personification  of  death.  —  1.  21 :  SBetm 
2B0ft,  etc.,  according  to  the  Rabbinical  tradition  only  the  High 
Priest  knew  the  real  name  of  God,  and  dared  utter  it  but  once  a  year, 
on  the  day  of  atonement,  in  the  Holy  of  Holies.  (K.) 

No.  129.,  The  revolution  of  1848  in  Paris  had  precipitated  revo- 
lutionary movements  throughout  Europe.  After  the  Berlin  massacre, 
the  failure  of  Hungary,  and  the  close  of  the  abortive  Frankfort  parlia- 
ment, came  a  reaction,  and  the  governments  partly  regained  the 
ground  which  they  had  lost.  Many  Germans  in  exile,  and  among 
them  Heine,  whose  physical  sufferings,  too,  had  now  begun  to  in- 
crease, lost  heart,  and  almost  despaired  of  any  very  speedy  success 
for  the  liberal  cause.  His  bitter  skepticism  may  be  felt  in  this  and 
others  among  his  political  poems  composed  at  this  period.  —  1.  16: 


NOTES.  201 


%laccn&,  the  Roman  poet,  who  shared  the 
Republican  defeat  and  retreat  at  Philippi.  On  the  strength  of  his 
own  statement  (Odes,  II.,  7),  he  has  sometimes  been  accused  of 
cowardice,  (jdoffctt  =  getailfen.  —  1.  18  :  the  one-hundredth  anniver- 
sary of  Goethe's  birth  was  celebrated  Aug.  22,  1849.  —  "•  J9:  Hen- 
riette  Sontag  (1806  —  54),  after  retiring  from  the  stage  in  1830  as 
Countess  Rossi,  was  obliged  on  account  of  financial  straits  to  return 
to  the  stage  again  in  1849.  (K.)  —  1.  21  :  Liszt  (1811  —  85),  the  famous 
musician,  whose  praises  Heine  had  enthusiastically  chanted,  to  whom 
the  dignitaries  of  his  native  Hungary  had  presented  a  sword  of  honor 
—  1.  32:  Falstaff  in  I.  Henry  IV.,  II.,  4:  "here  I  lay,  and  thus  I 
bore  my  point!"  —  1.  39:  .WiimpCltltcb,  heroic  poem.  —  1-44:  the 
later  savage  scenes  of  the  Nibelungenlied  were  laid  in  the  land  of 
Hungary.  The  opening  lines  of  the  poem  lun  : 

,,Uns  ist  in  alien   masren   wunders  vil  geseit 
Von  heleden   lobebaeren,  von  grozer  arebeit." 

To  us,   in   ancient  story,  are   marvels  many  told 

Of  heroes  crowned  with  glory,  of  troubles  manifold. 


1.  47  :  bcr  ^>elbf  Siegfried,  who  succumbed  to  Hagen's  treacherous 
assault.  —  1.  49:  Hungary  was  finally  subjugated  by  Austria  with  the 
assistance  of  the  Russian  "bears,"  whose  aid  was  invoked  by  Francis 
Joseph.  —  1.  55:  i.  e.,  under  the  sway  of  the  multitudinous  petty 
despots  of  Germany. 

No.  130.     Cp.  No.  156. 

No.  131.  Formerly  entitled  :  ScrlorCHC  3cf)Ubn)arf)t,  or  Forlorn 
Hope,  the  equivalent  of  Enfant  perdu.  The  poem  is  indicative  of 
Heine's  manner  of  political  warfare.  (See  Houghton's  Monographs, 
p.  297.) 

No.  132,  apparently  an  incomplete  sketch. 

No.  133,  1.  i  :  £l)rtfiu3,  the  famous  political  poet  whose  strains 


202  NOTES. 

inspired  the  ancient  Spartans.  —  1.  10 :  QHn  ®tt»ot  =  eitl  ?ebef)od), 
a  health. 

No.  134,  1.  14:  bte  ©ttytttyljaliben,  the  Stymphalides  or  wild 
stormbirds  of  Greek  mythology,  sometimes  confounded  with  the 
harpies.  Goethe  introduces  them  into  the  Classische  Walpurgisnacht 
of  the  second  part  of  Faust. 

No.  135.  Heine  writes  from  Hamburg  in  1844  to  his  wife  in  the 
"  modern  Babylon" :  ,,2ftein  ©ott,  ber  blofje  ©ebanfe,  baft  2)u  obne 
mid)  in  $ari8  btft,  macfjt  mid)  jtttern.  2Mn  arme«  ?amm,  2>u  bift  in 
<part«,  in  ber  £auptflabt  ber  SBerwolfe.  —  ^imm  S)id)  roobl  in  S<f)t, 
einige  won  ilnten  fyaben  ein  feb,r  janfteS  5tu«feb,en;  bie  fd)Iimmfte  ©orte 
ifi  bie,  toeldje  (Slacebanbfdju^  trogt.  2)n  roet^t  roohl,  bag  ®u  nur  fid)er 
bift  unter  ber  §ut  2)eine8  treuen  @d)dfer«,  reeldjer  .ingleidi  Setn  §unb 
tft."  (Briefe,  IV.,  31 — 32.)  —  1.  32 :  the  Indian  deity  OJoJtcfn  is  de- 
picted with  an  elephant's  trunk,  which  has  sometimes  been  interpreted 
as  the  symbol  of  wisdom. 

No.  138.  This  "  reminiscence  of  the  reign  of  terror  in  Philistia  " 
is  a  satire  upon  the  restrictive  measures  adopted  in  German  states. 
—  iirflhnitnfcl  is  the  name  of  an  imaginary  place,  and  is  employed 
to  typify  narrow  provincialism.  (Grimm.)  —  1.3:  ftubtDatcrltcfjft, 
in  most  city-fatherly  fashion. 

No.  139.  Georg  Herwegh  (1817 — 75),  one  of  the  South-German 
patriotic  poets,  by  whose  extravagant  enthusiasm  Heine  appeared  to 
be  little  edified,  had  an  audience  of  Frederick  William  IV.  in  1842. 
Owing  to  subsequent  incautious  familiarities  toward  the  king  he  was 
banished  from  Prussia.  (Cp.  E.  I.,  310.)  On  Herwegh  note  S.  II., 
283 — 5,  287,  299,  317 — 19.  The  present  poem  is  a  parody  on  the 
great  scene  between  Philip  II.  and  Marquis  Posa  in  Schiller's  Don 
Carlos,  III.,  10.  Among  other  ironical  stanzas  addressed  to  Herwegh 
by  Heine  occurs  the  following : 


NOTES.  203 

$erroegl»,  bu  eiferne  Ser$e, 
2Beil  bu  fo  bimmelfyodj  bid)  f$n>ingfi, 
£aft  bu  bie  Grbe  au5  bent  (Seficbte 
Serloren  —  SHur  in  beinem  ©ebt<fi.te 
£ebt  jener  £enj,  ben  bu  beftngft. 

1.  4:  fctn  £tttbernbfd)la(fytenlafferf  no  infant-massacre-maker, 
murderer  of  the  innocents.  —  1.8:  3d)ttJ(ll)C1t,  the  Swabians  were 
unjustly  proverbial  for  stupidity  and  were  made  a  frequent  butt  in 
Heine's  poetry  and  prose.  —  1.  17:  btc  ftebctt  2d)tt)nbcitf  foolish 
characters  in  one  of  Grimm's  Hausm&rchen,  who  come  to  grief  on 
their  wanderings.  Of  the  same  stripe  as  the  three  wise  men  of 
Gotham.  —  1.  29:  2B.  SWcnjel  (1798  —  1874),  literary  critic  and 
historian,  with  whom  Heine  and  the  party  called  Young  Germany 
fought  out  a  bitter  feud.  —  1.  30:  Heine  writes  in  his  preface  to  the 
"Salon"  (1837)  :  ,,§at  £evr  2Jten^cI  fcine  Hnfe  SBange  janftmitthig  htn» 
flehalten,  al«  ihm  ber  23urf)hanbter  ^ranf^  aitf  bie  red)te  SBange  eine 
Cfarfeige  ober  fcfynmbUd)  git  ipvedjen,  etne  2JiauIfd)eHe  gegeben?"  - 
1.  36:  Kobol'ber,  form  and  accent  usually  Wbolbe.  —  1.41:  (Cp. 
K.  II.,  482)  a  nursery  rime  runs  as  follows: 

Sauertraut  unb  SRiiben, 
2)ie   [;aben  mid)  uertricben: 
£Stt'  mein'  SWutter  gletW  flrfod^t, 
So  roSr'  ic^  bei  i^r  blieben. 

(SlMROCK  :  Kinderbvch,  (3.  ed.)  p.  103.) 

1.  59:  ©omnambulerirfjt,  humorous  distortion  of  ©omuambule,  = 


No.  142.  A  warning  from  the  fate  of  Charles  I.  and  Marie 
Antoinette.  —  1.  i  :  riifce  =  rouh,  grob.  —  1.  2  :  JHegicibc  (plu.  SRcgi- 
ctbeS)  =  ^b'nig8mbrber.  —  1.  4  :  before  the  palace  of  Whitehall  in 
London  Charles  I.  was  beheaded.  —  1.  10:  (ynled)C  be  SHcmife  => 


204  NOTES. 

2)itethfutfd)e.  —  1.  14 :  Gfyurrette  =  Barren,  tumbril.  —  1. 15 :  Gh,am= 
bcllait  mtb  £ame  b'Sltour  —  ^ammerberr  unb  $ammerfrau.  — 
1.  16:  SanlfiUottC  =  ^ofenloi'er,  i.  e.,  one  of  the  French  patriots  of 
1793  who  doffed  the  small-clothes  of  the  old  regime  and  donned 
pantaloons.  —  1.  22 :  tcrrortftiftf)  =  erjdjrerfenb,  terrorizing.  —  1.  26: 
pcnofdjicrt  =  buntgeftveift.  Here,  plumed.  The  whole  phrase 
means :  decked  with  black  plumes. 

No.  144.  Cp.  No.  64.  ,,2>aS  nennen  @te  religion  ?"  asked  Alfred 
Meissner,  when  Heine  gave  him  this  poem  to  read;  ,,id)  nenne  e§ 
athetflifch."  —  ,,9?eiit,  netn,  retigioS,  blaSpfaemifd)  reltgios!"  cried 
Heine  in  reply.  (S.  II.,  381.) 

No.  145,  1.  17  :  Crgto  (Crgien)  =  (Schroelgereieru 

No.  146,  1.  15:  (£rbped}pf(aftcr,  asphalt  pavement,  common  in 
Paris  after  1850. 

No.  147  was  addressed  to  "la  Mouche"  the  "fly,"  a  name  applied 
sportively  by  Heine  to  a  young  lady  (still  living  in  1889)  who  soothed 
his  last  days  by  her  tender  attentions.  A  seal  which  she  used  was 
stamped  with  a  fly.  (Selden,  p.  19.  Cp.  p.  173  of  these  notes,  S.  II., 
409,  and  Buchheim's  Heine,  p.  XXXIV.)  —  1.  19:  Igotodbfame, 
another  name  for  "/a  Mouche."  Cp.  Selden,  pp.  52,  56,  62.  Heine 
also  addressed  a  poem  to  her  entitled  Lotosblume. 

No.  148,  1.  9:  SShlfcgfreunbe.  Cp.  No.  154.  Heine's  family 
quarrels,  dealing  principally  with  the  moneybags  of  his  rich  relatives, 
are  far  from  edifying.  These  wrangles,  however,  undoubtedly  con- 
tributed to  the  undermining  of  his  precarious  health.  —  1.  13:  ()lct(f) 
3tCflfrtcb  (dat.),  etc.  ^pbrnctt,  because  his  skin  had  become  hard- 
ened and  invulnerable,  except  in  one  fatal  spot,  after  he  had  bathed 
in  the  dragon's  blood. 

No.  151.     Cp.  notes  on  Nos.  128,  135. 

No.  152.     The  refrain  of  an  old  Catholic  hymn  runs  as  follows  : 


NOTES.  205 

»D  eroigfeit,   o  Groigfeit ! 
SBie  lang  bifl  bu,  o  (Eroigleit 

2>n  bir  roenn  nur  all  toufenb  3a$r 
©in  Slug  oergBfj  ein  Heine  3aOr> 
SBilrb  n>arf)fen  SEBafferS  |ol$e  SJleng, 
2)afj  6rb  unb  $itnmel  war  $u  eng." 

No.  154,  ,,eiu  mil  sttternber  §anb  gefdjriebeneS  33leiftiftgebtcf)t  au« 
feineu  lefeten  febcnstagen."  (S.  II.,  334.)  The  conclusion  of  this 
poem  reveals  the  hollowness  of  the  supposed  reconciliation  with  his 
family  in  his  last  days.  —  1.  4 :  3Jiagcn  UJtb  StypCtt,  old  German 
terms,  equivalent  to  "kith  and  kin." 

No.  155,  1.  7  :  2KortC.  See  p.  178  of  these  notes.  —  1.  n  :  bad 
9Rcitf(f)en(0o£.  So  Thekla  bewails  the  fate  of  Max  Piccolomini  in 
Wallenstein's  Tod  (IV.,  12) : 

,,£o§  ift  ba3  £008  be§  Sc^bnen  auf  ber  @rbe." 

No.  156,  1.  14:  ^omerod.  (Odyssey  XI.,  488—491.)  Achilles, 
replying  to  Ulysses  in  the  realm  of  shades : 

"  Noble   Ulysses,   speak   not  thus  of  death, 

As  if   thou  couldst  console   me.     I   would  be 

A  laborer  on   earth,   and  serve  for  hire 

Some   man  of  mean  estate,   who  makes  scant  cheer, 

Rather  than  reign  o'er  all   who  have  gone   down 

To  death."  (BRYANT'S  TRANS.) 

Heine  quotes  this  passage  in  one  of  his  earliest  writings,  exulting 
then  in  the  fulness  of  life.  (Ideen.  Das  Buck  le  Grand.  (1826.) 
Chap.  III.)  Cp.  Ecclesiastes,  IX.,  4.  --  1.  15:  ^Jjiltftcr  §U 
©tuffcrt  (Stuttgart),  one  last  Parthian  shaft  at  the  Suabian  school. 
Cp.  No.  107.  —  1.  17 :  $Clit>e,  Pelides,  son  of  Peleus.  With  this 


206  NOTES. 

poem  compare  No.  130,  and  both  with  Voltaire's  Adieux  A  la  Vie 
(1778),  written  in  the  last  year  of  his  life  (66  vol.  edition  of  1819, 
XII.,  389-90): 


"Quand  sur  la  scene   de  ce  monde 

Chaque   homme   a  jou^  son  roiet, 
En   partant  il  est  a  la  ronde 
Reconduit  a  coups  de  sifflet. 

Le  public  malin  s'en   moquait; 
La  satire   un  moment  parlait 
Des  ridicules  de  sa  vie; 
Puis   a  jamais  on   1'oubliait. 
Ainsi  la  farce  eHait  finie." 


APPENDIX. 


LINGUISTIC,     SYNTACTICAL,     AND    METRICAL 
CHARACTERISTICS  OF  HEINE'S  POEMS. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


HEINE'S  verse  is  distinguished  for  its  melodious  simplicity,  its 
apparent  spontaneity,  and  for  a  fluency  of  metrical  construction  the 
rhythm  of  which  renders  the  lack  of  rime  in  many  stanzas  almost 
imperceptible.  The  versification  is  not  complez,  and  no  very  in- 
genious manipulation  of  rime  appears,  nor  any  great  variety  in  the 
metres  employed.  There  is  a  carelessness  in  the  treatment  of  the 
verse,  which  was  partly  studied  and  partly  natural.  Heine's  favorite 
measure  was  a  short  iambic  or  trochaic  line,  varied  by  an  occasional 
anapaestic  or  dactylic  movement,  which  gives  to  the  strophe  much 
flexibility  and  lightness.*  The  employment  of  many  rimes  which 
are  apparently  faulty  is  justified  by  similar  deviations  in  other 
eminent  poets,  and  is  based  finally  upon  peculiarities  of  dialectic 
pronunciation.  Other  reflections  of  popular  usage  borrowed  directly 
from  the  Volkslied  may  be  found  in  the  linguistic  irregularities  which 
are  specially  marked  in  Heine's  earlier  poems. 

A  number  of  examples  are  here  appended,  to  illustrate  rather  than 
to  exhaust  the  variety  of  poetic  license  in  which  Heine  indulged.  For 
identifying  the  citations,  references  have  been  made  to  the  Bibliothek- 
Aiisgabe  (see  p.  171  of  these  notes),  which  has  been  selected,  not 
on  account  of  its  superior  merit  as  a  text  edition,  but  for  its 
inexpensiveness  and  accessibility. 

In  connection  with  these  examples  the  special  student  of  Heine 
may  be  directed,  at  the  discretion  of  the  teacher,  to  indicate  the 
current  forms,  to  give  the  ordinary  prose  usage,  to  translate  the 
more  difficult  compounds,  or  to  account  for  the  apparently  faulty 


*  A  suggestive  article  on  the  metrical  form  of  Heine's  verse  by  Karl  Hessel  may 
be  found  in  the  Zeitschrift  fur  den  devtscken  Unterricht,  1889,  p.  47. 

(209) 


210  APPENDIX. 

I.    ANTIQUATED,    OBSOLESCENT   OR   UNUSUAL  WORDS 
OR    FORMS. 

VOL.  I.,  p.  19,  fiivber.  p.  21,  itmnnefom.  p.  23,  olleine.  p.  34, 
fputet  end),  p.  35,  £)bem,  balbe  (and  often),  p.  41,  Derflejt.  p.  46, 
2>ronimeten.  p.  49,  giilben.  p.  63,  ftunb.  p.  77,  capabel,  fpenbabel,  mtfe= 
rabel,  paffabel,  atmabel.  p.  108,  jejjunber  (and  often),  p.  no,  je^unb 
(and  often),  p.  146,  SoUen.  p.  152,  je£o  (and  often),  p.  193,  2)e* 
Ipotdjen.  p.  194,  empfafyn.  p.  195,  roeilanb,  2Jiagebein.  p.  207,  ritcf- 
jjulaffen.  p.  234,  fdjroabemt.  p.  235,  geroefl.  p.  239,  §anpten. 

VOL.  II.,  p.  12,  2ftatc.  p.  20,  erfunb.  p.  23,  reitten.  p.  24,  ob. 
p.  27,  e§  regent,  p.  30,  gefdjnrinbe.  p.  32,  jefyre.  p.  35,  fdjneUe. 
p.  60,  begegent.  p.  102,  erfyuben.  p.  109,  ^tmuv'.  p.  114,  ge|d)eitte. 
p.  122,  tuiubelttjeidje.  p.  140,  fyinfitvo.  p.  156,  uerbiirben.  p.  182, 
ScufcUnne,  jwo.  p.  184,  bertnetlen.  p.  188,  3evufcf)otat)im.  p.  193, 
@tuffert.  p.  203,  geftunfen  b,abenb.  p.  218,  begunnen.  p.  244, 
ftva^ttc,  ^angeft,  gangeft.  p.  269,  gefunben. 

VOL.  III.,  p.  19,  {internal,  Sanner,  h,od)beru(fte.  p.  21,  9iitdfcn,  Gu= 
nitcfen.  p.  22,  implafabel.  p.  25,  funnf.  p.  27,  jnriicfe,  fyeiter.  p.  28, 
alsbalbe.  p.  47,  nunmetjre.  p.  79,  umfunft.  p.  87,  barob.  p.  97, 
bafj.  p- 98,  2Barbein.  p.  99,  frummer,  p.  113,  fvulje.  p.  116,  un» 
jnng.  p.  122,  geloffeu.  p.  157,  $a'mpe.  p.  180,  SlennSljant.  p.  200, 
§opfen,  fpeftalelt.  p.  209,  fpat.  p.  213,  2)?abel,  Soff eleven,  p.  217, 
graue.  p.  229,  it)eb,e.  p.  258,  ^enutterbammelt.  p.  259,  ftfcelt.  p.  274, 
beferfert,  flennen.  p.  277,  gringe.  p.  289,  abgemeigclt.  p.  301,  fra* 
fe^lt,  Xantitppe.  p.  302,  flanieren.  p.  308,  ©pelwnleu. 


II.    GRAMMATICAL    IRREGULARITIES. 

i.    In  Form,  Termination,  or  Case. 

VOL.  L,  p.  17,  maud)  grauftg  S3ilb.     p.  18,  naljete.     p.  19,  3luf 
lueiter  §eib'  ftaub  mei§e  2)Mb,    ©paten,  ©paten,  jdjarf   nnb  breit, 


APPENDIX.  211 

fdjaufle  ©rube  ticf  unb  roeit.  p.  22,  ba8  £erje  mein,  mein  ?eben  jii§. 
p.  23,  fein«  Stebdjen.  p.  24,  im  ^ammerlein  traut,  »a6  nMnjelt  ber 
©ejell,  (id))  bin  ja  bein  @ob,n.  p.  25,  btinb  gtebeluicib.  p.  26,  2ieb 
Sruber.  (Cp.  Schiller  s  Tell,  I.,  i :  ,,?ieb  f  nobe,  bift  mein.")  p.  42, 
bie  5lugen  mein.  p.  49,  mancf)  giilben  ©eratf).  (Cp.  Goethe's  Erl- 
kdnig:  ,,mand)  giitben  ©enjanb.")  p.  50,  jd)5n  £ebtt>ig.  p.  52,  jd)on 
?iebd)en§  £>au«.  p.  53,  bie  2lugen  nog,  id)  benfe  bev  jauberDoIlen. 
p.  55,  in  i'iiften  blau,  am  £immel  h,cll.  p.  70,  traumen  jeligen  Xraum. 
p.  74,  tt)a'ten  gnfammenpreffen.  p.  79,  auf  bvennenber  ^eljeinoanb, 
flagen  tb.nn.  p.  81,  mein  ©djatten  felbanber.  p.  86,  im  2)?aie,  fdjiouren. 
p.  ioo,  (id))  fann.  p.  134,  jkinern.  p.  138,  9?ad)ten«.  p.  151,  ber 
baranfftfct,  fiird)t.  p.  160,  ein  foflbar  ©tiict.  p.  186,  (ge=)fommen. 
p.  187,  benf  id)  alter  ©efd)id)ten.  p.  190,  fdjonev  beiui.  p.  192,  fd)bner 
Xraum,  |d)bner  SG3ab,n.  p.  194,  reidjern  ©dja^  benn.  p.  195,  |d)aute 
bein.  p.  196,  (id))  bin.  p.  197,  b,arret  greube  mein.  p.  198,  bfeid) 
S31iimd)en,  ber  ^erjatterliebflen  mein,  pfliirfen  t^n.  p.  200,  tb,at  ftd) 
befnnben,  $nabe  nid)t  rau^te,  in  lieblidje  2ftaib.  p.  204,  benf  mein. 
p.  209,  biefe  breie.  p.  218,  e§  jei  benn,  bn  ftiirbejl  je^t.  p.  220,  (Snr. 
p.  223,  geniiber,  al8  bee  mid)  umroanb.  p.  224,  tin  oernntnuet'  Sett, 
p.  227,  ben  SBater  mein,  bie  SKutter  tvaut.  p.  234,  ber  ,3<mt  unb  ber 
ifl  gvog.  p.  239,  jju  §aupten. 

VOL.  II.,  p.  54,  ein  fitter  gut.  p.  55,  jpielen  ber  b,eimlid)en  3Kinue 
(south  German  usage  with  the  gen.,  and  regular  in  mhg.  See 
Sanders'  Worterbuch  (jpielen)  and  Paul's  Mhd.  Grammatik,  \  264,  i.) 
p.  96,  fein  lebenbig  SBilb.  p.  108,  (id))  weig.  p.  127,  bn  §ergafler= 
liebfte  mein,  fu&e.  p.  140,  b,infitro.  p.  145,  ob.  p.  174,  ein  glaujenb 
@d)icffal.  p.  187,  (id))  bin,  roerbe,  babe.  p.  220,  (fte)  befdjmtffleten 
atle«.  p.  230,  auf  be8  S)ompla^  3Witte.  p.  249,  (id))  gtng. 

VOL.  III.,  p.  19,  breibunbertsroanjigiedjS.  p.  20,  ^orallenbaume 
bretjef)nb,unbert.  p.  40,  (>"tv)  baben.  p.  50,  jo  (=  bie).  p.  106,  (id)) 
hatte.  p.  113,  (bn)  bifl,  baft.  p.  191,  ein  ftoWidje  gifl"va.  p.  283, 
hbnten. 


212  APPENDIX. 

NOTB.  —  These  irregularities,  —  the  omission  of  the  prefix  ge-,  of  the  article, 
of  the  declensional  terminations,  the  use  of  tfyltn  as  auxiliary,  of  the  simple  genitive 
instead  of  a  case  governed  by  a  preposition,  etc.  —  are  chiefly  echoes  of  the  Volks- 
lied.  Heine's  use  of  the  uninflected  attributive  adjective  after  its  noun,  common  in 
middle  high  German  and  kept  in  the  popular  ballad,  was  a  usage  criticized,  but 
ineffectually,  by  as  early  a  writer  as  Opitz  {Bitch  voit  der  deutschen  Poeterei,  1624, 
p.  30  or  E  zb.)  as  well  as  by  the  mastersingers. 

a.  In  the  Arrangement  or  Construction  of  the  Sentence. 

a)  In  the  normal  independent  sentence  :  Displacement  of  predicate, 
prefix,  participle,  and  infinitive. 

VOL.  I.,  p.  21,  llnb  jjrimme  ©lutb,  mein  §ev3  ttevjefyvt.  3)ev  23vd'itt'= 
gam  iljve  £>a'ubc  bvitdt.  p.  27,  Unb  bev  tolle  ©djttarm  ben  ©ptelmauu 
nmjd)n>eift,  Unb  bev  ©ptcfmann  nrilb  in  bie  ©aiten  gveift.  p.  34,  3d) 
abcr  9Jiemanben  Ivan',  p.  77,  2)a8  2ftenfd)en»olf  mid)  ennntoievet. 
VOL.  II.,  p.  56,  ®ev  ^apfi  in  bev  2ftitte  fdjveitet.  p.  69,  2)cr  Ijotbe 
gviil)Ung  wevluelfeu  luivb.  VOL.  III.,  p.  76,  Sin  3oubev  in  bem  Sranje 
roav.  —  VOL.  I.,  p.  21,  Unb  veid)t  e§  l)in  bem  33vdntigam.  p.  29,  3d) 
woflte  nnv  ftel)len  utein  tvaute«  ?ieb.  p.  41,  Gv  Ijat  wevloven  feinen 
©dja^.  p.  42,  Unb  giivt'  miv  nm  ben  ®egeiu  p.  44,  I'afc  bitften  bie 
9tojen,  laji  fdjeinen  bie  ©onn'.  2Bivf  urn  ben  meiteii  ©djleiev.  £>aft 
be|d)loffen  mein  35evbevben.  9fiittle  ab  ben  bnmpfen  Xriibftnn.  p.  50, 
Seiner  Devftanb  jn  benten  bie  $anbfd)rift  an  bev  9Banb.  VOL.  II., 
p.  57,  3d)  b,ab'  micf)  gevettet  au«  bem  33evg.  p.  271,  3d)  »DiU  bir  fd)tt)5= 
ren  jeben  Gtb.  SDiein  ©djroeigen  jn  uevbiivgevn  biv.  VOL.  III.,  p.  24, 
@ie  Iad)t  lant  anf  bcftanbig.  p.  225,  Gr  b,ing  ftd)  nm  eine  Joiwenljant. 
p.  275,  ?etb,e«  SSaffev  b,aben  nod)  je^t  oerloren  nid)t  bie  iJJJadjt. 

b)  In  the  inverted  sentence:    Displacement  of  prefix,  participle, 
infinitive,  etc.     Failure  of  inversion. 

VOL.  L,  p.  17,  9Jod)  fdjroebt  mir  uov  mand)  grauftg  Silb.  p.  26, 
2)a  bat  bie  £bfle  gelcgt  bie  £>anb.  p.  32,  3Jibd)t'  id)  hbven  ein  UebenbeS 


APPENDIX.  213 

SBort.  p.  47,  @inb  ja  fdjneenjeifj  beiuc  SBangen.  p.  53,  O,  fomtt'  id) 
bir  rotljen  bic  SBangen  bla§.  Hub  Ijat  er  ju  Gnbe  gefnngen  ba8  Sieb. 
p.  So,  2)fit  laugen  Chrcn  fangen  fie  ein  bcv  ©pa^en  i'ieb.  VOL.  II., 
p.  123,  @o  will  Derblutcu  mcine  Scelc.  VOL.  III.,  p.  301,  llnb  enblid) 
nrivb  man  geb,olt  Dom  Senfel.  p.  304,  3)e8gletd)en  war  gu  feb,n  bet 
©ott  9lmnr. 

VOL.  I.,  p.  22,  Unb  fturmifd)  fiitjn  ba«  SSort  cnlqiioK.  p.  37,  35od) 
aufd  9?eu'  bie  alte  @(utl)  fte  bclebt.  VOL.  II.,  p.  57,  2>e«  9?ad)t«  ntetit 
Jcbcn  er>uad)ct. 

r)  In  the  transposed  sentence :  Displacement  of  verb,  prefix,  parti- 
ciple, infinitive,  etc. 

VOL.  I.,  p.  17,  ©eblteben  ifl  mic  nur,  >ua3  glutljenroilb  id)  etuji 
gcgoffen  h,ab'  in  umdje  9Jetme.  p.  18,  2)a  fdjaut'  id)  eine  fdjone  2ftatb 
bie  cmftg  luitjd)  ein  roeijjeS  ^letb.  p.  35,  ^i«  mein  mitbe«  §aupt  tdj 
legc  feme  in  ein  fiif)Ie«  ®rab.  p.  41,  2Bo  er  am  befien  (tegen  mag,  uub 
fdjlafeu  InS  ^um  jiingflen  Sag.  p.  42,  O  mbd)tcft  bn  nnr  fovgen,  ba§  bic 
9JJiil)ine  nid)t  auSpirft  bie  Slugen  mein,  loenn  id)  Infttg  jdjtuebe  morgen. 
p.  54,  Xie  im  S3ad)e  frob,  nub  mnnter,  tandjen  anf  nnb  taudjen  unter. 
p.  58,  2)at3  c3  a(6  S3anm  einfl  jieven  faint  ben  ©avten.  p.  74,  3)ie  ba8 
Ajcrj  mir  tfjaten  xitjainmenpreffen.  p.  91,  3lm  ^reit5rueg  unvb  begvaben, 
n»rr  felber  ftd)  bvadjte  um.  p.  194,  Unb  bie  jdjone  Csovbaneperle  b,at 
rerfalidjt  be«  9tomer«  ©eij.  p.  195,  2)ev  bit  bift  fo  fdjon  unb  rein. 
VOL.  II.,  p.  74,  So  bit  oft  getraumt  ber  i'tebe  junge  Xra'nme.  p.  122, 
9iad)bem  cv  gejdjmiebet  fetn  ©djroert.  VOL.  III.,  p.  20,  2)ie  Surg  be« 
3nbra  b,ciBt  bie  §alle,  roo  aufgefiellt  bie  ©otter  atte.  p.  98,  S)a6  bn  jit 
bciuer  @tppfd)aft  ^aljlft  ben  b,ob,cn  Sdjimmel,  ben  gevttten  £err  ©ott» 
fvicb  oon  SSouillon. 

</)  Omission  of  the  copula  in  the  dependent  sentence.  (Examples 
also  occur  frequently  in  Heine's  prose.) 

VOL.  I.,  p.  21,  2Bo  §arfenflaiig  unb  ©au«  unb  S3rau8  (ftnb).    p.  36> 


214  APPENDIX. 

SSenn  id)  felber  im  ©rab  (bin),  p.  77,  ©ogar  ber  greunb,  ber  fonfl 
paffabel  (roar).  Other  illustrations  may  be  noted  on  pp.  94,  113,  122, 
196,  214,  218,  221,  224,  229,  238.  VOL.  II.,  p.  73,  SBcnu  im  ©iiben 
fd)5ne«  SBetter  (ift).  p.  99,  SBie  fefyr  bit  flein  unb  nidjtig  (btft).  p.  106, 
^iir  afteni'djenfinber,  lueldje  breifad)  eleitb  (fmb).  Other  illustrations  on 
pp.  70,  106,  148,  151,  153,  170,  172,  176,  180,  iSS,  190,  191,  200,  231, 
233,  243,  258,  263,  278.  VOL.  III.,  p.  22,  gin  £erj,  ba3  ofjne  galjd) 
unb  2Jiafel  (ift).  p.  33,  3m  $reife  Don  unfrtftertcn  gbelfrann,  bie 
Iopflo«  gleidjerwetie  (fmb).  p.  46,  3efn«,  ber  bie  @ute  felbfl  (mar), 
p.  291,  9hir  broben  wo  bie  ©terne  (ftnb),  giebtfi  ^irfdjen  otnte  Serne. 
Also  on  pp.  26,  61,  76,  90,  94,  97,  196,  242,  259,  263,  275,  278,  286, 
294,  295,  296,  297,  298,  301. 

e)  No  verbs  in  the  sentence  (exclamatory  clauses). 

VOL.  I.,  p.  170,  3JieereSfUtte !  VOL.  II.,  p.  105,  SBte  fern  bte^eimat! 
2Jtein  £eq  wie  fdjroer!  p.  168,  9Zad)t  iinb  SttUe.  9tnberi"d)Idge. 
p.  191,  ihirioier  ^Inblirf  1  3um  Srfdjrecfen  nub  jam  ?ad)cn!  p.  203, 
$ein  lalent,  bod)  etn  Sb,arafter!  p.  209,  Stnbre  3c'teuf  a»bre  Sbgel! 
Slnbre  SSogel,  anbre  Sieber !  VOL.  III.,  p.  26,  Unten  Sd)lad)t.  Sorber- 
fringe,  ©iegcsbogen!  p.  59,  iReuer  SBoben,  nene  Slnmen!  9Zeue 
SBlnmen,  neue  Sufte !  p.  195,  ®ute«  SBaffer !  guteS  Sanb ! 


III.    LONG    OR    UNUSUAL    COMPOUNDS    OR    DERIVATIVES. 

VOL.  I.,  p.  24,  3appelbeinlentd)en,  ©algenornat,  58efenftielmiittevd)en. 
P-  73.  SEellenidiaiimgrborene.  p.  88,  %<erlenthranentropfd)en.  p.  130, 
CiunqniUercn.  p.  160,  nricgenUebb,etmlid)e'8.  p.  174,  palm^rceigtra' 
genbe.  p.  175,  uugliicfbefampfenbe,  heimatoeiiangenbc.  p.  179,  hod}= 
gejdjurjten.  p.  180,  firabjenbnhtenbc,  pnrpitrgcpu^t,  biamantenbU^enb. 
p.  181,  meeriiberfhtthenbc,  feeiDafferiaufenbe,  robbenfleifdjfreffenbe, 
monbjd)eingefiitterten.  p.  182,  fitmmcrgeqnafter,  geiergeqnalet,  feliett- 


APPENDIX.  215 

gefefjelt.  p.  183,  olt)nipo«erfd)utternben.  p.  189,  9fh,eiiirt>eingolbgrunb. 
propfjetengefeierte.  p.  234,  ©lutb,mutb,blut.  p.  240,  eiit  jiifsfrotigeS 
©ttmmelein. 

VOL.  II.,  p.  23,  fdjcllenflingeub,  peitfdjcnfnattenb.  p.  63,  Scanner* 
vippcnfpecf.  p.  80,  @d)cflftfd)jeelenbiift.  p.  92,  jcmbevgeroaltfarn. 
p.  100,  lihieburgevtb,umlid).  p.  101,  ^ortfd)vitt$bcinett.  p.  108,  in 
3JiorfeiIIcvb,t)mnenraeije.  p.  116,  3acob=®rimmifd),  frifcf)ivomnifi-ob,Ud)» 
fret.  p.  118,  SRMfdjrittgbeiue.  p.  128,  anmutb,bliib,cub,  |d)onb,eit«* 
ftrafytenb.  p.  145,  tvommelfeUeridjitttenib.  p.  186,  35ummbammflauge. 
p.  190,  giebcrb,olb^Iaf.  p.  225,  S)enuntioud)en.  p.  243,  ©efreujigt- 
iuevben.  p.  256,  Ijodjtortjfcfjen.  p.  263,  aviftofrafcig,  fcljlampampen. 

VOL.  III.,  p.  25,  gaftnad)t8gecfenfd)au.  p.  34,  mifftonartfteret.  p.  56, 
ftvapa^entvit^enb.  p.  58,  europdifteret.  p.  66,  SfjarfrettagSprocefftonen. 
p.  75,  @ott[etbetitH«.  p.  94,  9Jtuftf&edag§»orgdngcr.  p.  106,  erft^ie§» 
Hcfjee,  ©Iei(i)t)eit«flcgehi,  (Srfc^offenrocrben.  p.  139,  pilfered) tsfafuiftttt, 
2)oftvinavviu.  p.  150,  ^orjellanpagobenfaijer.  p.  152,  be«  @d)teb,mtb,I« 
tb,um§.  p.  161,  btiitfrafegierig.  p.  171,  §immclb,errgottfaframent. 
p.  192,  ©rofeflicgenroebetmeiflrtn,  Cberb,amaffd)aufelbame.  p.  195, 
2BeHberub,mth,eit«Hn<Jc.  p.  201,  tibelbumbei,  @d)nebberebeng.  p.  218, 
luftentglommen.  p.  231,  SubjdHDanjfyopfajdjletfer.  p.  241,  ^iitberab» 
fd)lad)tenlaffer.  p.  253,  5Bad)fteljenfd)tt)anje.  p.  279,  (Srbpedjpflafter. 
p.  284,  (Srbenfubbelmubbel. 

NOTB.  —  Many  of  these  compounds  are  of  course  merely  loose  juxtapositions  of 
words  grammatically  related.  Others  are  more  ingenious  and  scarcely  susceptible  of 
a  literal  translation. 


2L6  APPENDIX. 

IV.    FAULTY,  DIALECTIC   AND   CURIOUS   RIMES  IN    HEINE'S 
VERSE.    ALLITERATION,    ETC. 

3tn  fufeen  gieb  ift  oft  eiit  fauret  Seim, 
SBie  iBiettenftadjel  ftectt  im  A~ionigfeim. 

[Heine  III.,  1.4.] 

Apparently  imperfect  rimes  in  German  poetry,  as  has  been  already 
observed,  are  often  justified  on  account  of  the  varying  peculiarities 
of  provincial  pronunciation;  and  owing  to  the  lack  of  any  commonly 
recognized  standard,  the  number  of  allowable  rimes  is  greatly  in- 
creased. Eckermann's  "  Conversations  of  Goethe,"  May  5,  1824, 
(Bohn  translation,  pp.  84 — 88,  Diintzer's  edition  (Leipzig,  1885),  I., 
108;  III.,  33.)  contains  an  amusing  discussion  on  the  oddities  of 
German  dialect.  Goethe's  "Rules  for  Players,"  therein  mentioned, 
are  found  among  his  papers  entitled  Theater  und  dramatische  Poesic. 
Daniel  Sanders,  in  his  Abriss  tier  deutschen  Silbenmessnng  und  Vers- 
kunst,  Berlin,  1881,  §§  120,  etc.,  156,  etc.,  treats  learnedly  of  pure 
and  impure  rimes. 

In  the  appended  list  the  more  common  irregularities  in  rime  are 
illustrated.  The  arrangement  follows  the  order  adopted  by  Goedeke 
in  his  historisch-kritische  Ausgabe  of  Schiller,  I.,  383,  except  that  con- 
sonantal irregularities  are  arranged  by  themselves,  ae  and  oe  repre- 
sent the  long  sounds.  Cp.  Selling's  Die  Metrik  Schillers,  Breslau, 
1883,  p.  341,  etc.,  for  index  of  rimes. 


fi  —  ae :  I.,  38 ;  SMatter  —  ©tablet. 

a  — 5:  III.,  38;  ©clatter  —  Softer.    III.,  33;  2ftorgenjacfd)en  — 

UnterrMdjen.    II.,  80;  §anb' —  fonnt'. 
ae  —  oe:  I.,  105;  unertraglid)  —  mSglid). 
at  —  fin:  III.,  244;  flaifer  —  tfqffhaufer. 
at  —  en:  I.,  200;  SKaib  —  ftreub'.    I.,  19;  SKaib  -  bebeut't. 


APPENDIX.  217 

nu  —  ci:  III.,  285;  firaitb' —  ?etb.    II.,  68;  gebvaudjUd)  —  reidjlid). 

I.,  17;  Xrannie  —  SReime.    III.,  79;    9Uraund)en —  SBcmdjen. 

III.,  282;  ftdiipcu  —  fueipcu. 
e  — 5:  II.,  278;   ©efefle  —  $oDe.     III.,  250;  fremb  —  fbtnmt.    I., 

28  and  100;  SBretter  —  ®btter.    I.,  100;  Setter  —  ©otter. 
e  —  o  (oc):  I.,  116;  entleb'ge  —  $om6bic.    III.,  299;  $t)de  —  in  ber 

£of)'.    I.,  14;  mef)e  —  §b'b,e.    I.,  19;  ergeljit  —  ttmnberidjb'n. 

I.,  61;  SBcn'gen  —  Son'gen.     I.,  76;  SBefen  —  S3oje«.    III., 

303;  ^Joeteit  —  tobten. 
cc  —  8  :  I.,  23 ;  2fteer  —  ®eb,or. 
cc  (=t )  —  fl:  HI.,  93;  epleeu  —  rrg(iih,n. 
ci  —  cu:   I.,  87;  Borbei  —  fcljeii.    I.,  55;  @d)almeien  —  frenen.    I., 

26 ;  £>oflenleib  —  §reub'-    ^-»  '55  ®f ligfetteit  —  bebeitten. 
i  —  ii:  I.,  43;  ©tricf  —  jitriicf.     I.,  36;  nicten  —  liirfeiu    I.,  29; 

genicfet  —  gepfliicfet.    II.,  231;  <§riie«  —  ^>fiit)le£.    I.,  43;  ftiU 

—  ^anonengebriill.     II.,  230;  nnttft  —  Der^iiflfl.    II.,  246;  er« 

mitteln  —  rittteln. 
ic  —  ii:  I.,  60;  £iebe  —  triibe.    I.,  26;  i'icb  —  bitrdjgtitb,!.    II.,  240; 

fubjcribieret  —  gebiitjret.    I.,  85;  met       ©efiib,!. 
ic  —  tj:   III.,  118;  ?iebbeu  —  &gl)pten.    III.,  161 ;  9?a«(l)orntb,tere — 

SJamptjre. 
u — 5:  III.,  219;  iibertroffen  —  33eetb,oDen.     I.,  39;  fmnmerDofl  — 

luob,!.    III.,  168;  gitegeitflotte  —  3lftaroti)e. 


CONSONANTAL    IRREGULARITIES. 

I.,  22  and  III.,  101 ;  b,ab'  —  ab.  III.,  285;  ftraub'  —  ?etb. '  III., 
n8;  i'iebben  —  tgi^teu.  I.,  37;  ?iebe6b,out^  —  3lug'.  I.,  30; 
>£traudj  —  lug'.  III.,  122;  »ieUeid)t  —  entfteigt.  I.,  113;  33efud| 
—  genug.  I.,  28;  £a{d)eutiid|  —  tmg.  III.,  305;  9iorfen  — 


218  AVPEXDIX. 

I.,  153;  @perf  —  2Seg.  I.,  26;  33eib'  —  2Kaib.  I.,  200;  ftreub'  — 
2Raib.  I.,  26;  greub'  —  £>bHenteib.  I.,  197  and  II.,  74;  @tunb' — 
SKunb.  II.,  80;  £mnb'  —  lonnt'.  I.,  116;  entleb'ge  —  $omobie. 
III.,  298;  belaft'gen  —  33eftjcn.  III.,  101 ;  9toma'3*  —  £b,oma§. 
I.,  121 ;  23e(tenban'£  —  bavanS.  I.,  24;  SBeir  —  tretS.  I.,  150; 
SBeif'  —  gleife.  I.,  150;  3fof  —  @d)(ofj.  II.,  254;  9?tefen  —  tjtefjen. 
I.,  222;  IVtbg  —  5Ret$.  III.,  90;  @im3  —  ^rinj.  II.,  n; 
—  ?on5.  III.,  217  ;  (Sbenmafj  —  ©age. 


IDENTICAL    RIMES. 
(SRiibrenbe  or  SRei<f>e  SfJeime.) 

I.,  23;  ©ngelein  —  Gngdein.  I.,  30;  9Jatb,  —  parat.  I.,  33;  b,eut 
—  l)fiit.  I.,  85;  Btel  —  Oefiib,!.  I.,  iio;  ?tebe«Ieib  —  ?eut.  I.,  195; 
?titflrlein  —  SBangeteui,  beiit  —  SRagebeiii.  II.,  116;  Stiicfcrt  —  ju= 
riicffeh,rt.  II.,  119;  2»ait(b.elb  —  3WaiiI  b.alt.  II.,  257;  apfelfiuen  — 
,s)lpfclfinen.  II.,  272 — 3;  'Sujjem  —  oeraufeern.  III.,  101;  ^litgel  — 


CURIOUS    OR    UNUSUAL    RIMES. 

I.,  41  ;  betjejt  —  beflejrt.  I.,  77  ;  jpcnbabel  —  fapabel  —  mijerabel  — 
paffabel  —  atmabel.  I.,  194;  ^reii'  tc^  —  flciBtg.  I-,  205;  Speftafel 
—  3JZirafel.  II.,  100;  2>nnftfrci$  —  ftunfigrei*,  uorbei  b,cnt  —  ^rci> 
^rit,  ?ob  ift  —  atttrabeau  bi|t.  II.,  114;  2SaUb,aaiDi|d)  —  2BaUfiid). 
II.,  115;  apoUo  —  toU  o.  II.,  131  ;  33urle  —  ®d)urfe.  II.,  223;  SRo* 
mantif  —  Ub,Ianb,  2ierf.  II.,  224;  (gtnflnfj  —  9tb,cinflu§.  II.,  225; 
3Jtond)en  —  2)cmmctationd)cn.  II.,  230;  @trob,n)tfd)  —  pb,i(o|opb,iid). 
II.,  240;  $onflift  um  —  pictunt.  II.,  237  —  8;  ^iinfc^  ein  — 


*  An  illustration  of  the  softening  influence  of  the  elided  e.    Compare  Sanders, 
Silbennussung,  p.  100. 


APPENDIX.  219 

fdjein.  II.,  242 ;  ©d)eHftfd)  —  SSolfiid).  II.,  246;  (Sdjlofj  fafj  —  S3ar- 
baroffu«.  II.,  252;  Berftcht  fid) —  rotbevfejsig.  II.,  253;  ©emtfd)  ifl 
-  ftifd)  ifl.  II.,  267;  tftopflod1  —  £aitbntfopfflorf.  II.,  276;  @ott 
fri  2>anf,  b,eut  —  Jugenfranfbett.  III.,  22;  fapabel  —  implafabel. 
III.,  47 ;  mtnmeljre  —  miferere.  III.,  77 ;  33eiipiet  —  iftaifpiel. 
III.,  95;  Gvbenglobus  —  SBaffevopuS.  III.,  96;  ©emelaub  —  SBte* 
lattb.  III.,  213;  $afce  —  hat  fte.  III.,  220;  bin  id)  —  fimtig.  III., 
229;  cgal  —  rattenfafjl.  III.,  233;  Derfyafjt  Xljor  —  ^Jafior.  III., 
253 ;  ©eb,bfel  —  SRefjfcll.  III.,  258;  ?orbcr  —  Ob,r,  Seer,  SWetflerfMld 
ift  —  ®IM  ifl,  9to^naf  —  2flo$art.  III.,  276;  artig  —  b,arrt'  id). 
III.,  308 ;  $h,iltfter  —  glitcflidjer  ift  et. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Dactylic  rimes  are  illustrated  by  I.,  73 ;  SScUcnfdjanmgcborene  — 
auScrforene,  t)telgebutbige«  —  eutfdjnlbig'  e?. 

Cases  like  I.,  210;  ?iige  —  bctriigen,  may  be  explained  as  faulty 
rimes,  following  precedents  in  the  Volkslied,  and  in  middle  high 
German  verse  where  rime  was  not  yet  fully  developed.  In  some 
dialects  however  the  final  it  in  such  cases  would  not  be  pronounced, 
so  that  the  rime  would  sound  perfect. 

In  cases  like  I.,  99;  SSettlt  —  Sdjroelln  (cp.  I.,  71,  172,  173;  II.,  15, 
17,  250:  III.,  202.),  the  spelling  merely  corresponds  to  the  common 
contraction  in  speaking. 

In  III.,  273  (No.  144  of  the  Selections)  is  an  example  of  intentional 
and  effective  omission  of  the  final  rime.  This  effect  is  parodied  in 
III.,  258 — 9,  as  often  in  the  modern  comic  ballad. 

III.,  172 — 3  exhibits  an  example  of  slovenly  versification  where  the 
rimes  are  either  faulty  or  fail  entirely. 

In  I.,  132  is  a  specimen  of  an  unusual  metrical  scheme,  namely: 
a,  — ,  — ,  a. 


220  APPENDIX. 

In  III.,  242  (No.  139),  the  accent  of  $o'bt>Ibe  is  shifted  to  fiobol'ber; 
in  III.,  284,  e'lenbig  to  elen'Dig  (analogous  to  Icbeu'Dir). 

In  I.,  26  (p.  2  of  Selections)  and  II.,  13  (No.  79  of  Selections) 
occur  examples  of  rimes  technically  imperfect,  yet  peculiarly  seductive 
and  melodious,  and  filled  with  liquid  alliteration. 

II.,  77  (No.  91)  and  III.,  104  (No.  120)  may  be  cited  as  beautiful 
combinations  of  alliteration,  assonance  and  internal  rime.  Cp.  III., 
116  (No.  126.)  Other  illustrations,  among  the  many  specimens  of 
Heines  use  of  alliteration,  may  be  noted  in  I.,  34  (No.  3),  I.,  96  (,,3nt 
SBalbe  roanbl'  id)  unb  roeine"),  I.,  198  (,,23leid)  23litmd)eu  bleibt  immet 
fo  bletd)"),  II.,  28  (No.  86)  and  II.,  134  (No.  103). 


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GERMAN  GRAMMARS  AND  READERS. 

Wix'S  Erstes  deutsches  Schulbuch.  For  primary  cLsses.  Illus.  202  pages.  35  ct«. 

Joynes-Meissner   German   Grammar.     A  •working  Grammar,   elementary,  yet 
complete.     Half  leather.     $1.12. 

Alternative  Exercises.     Can  be  used,  for  the  sake  of  change,  instead  of  those  in 
the  Joynes-Meissner  itse.f.     54  pages.     15  cts. 

Joynes's  Shorter  German  Grammar.    Part  I  of  the  above.   Half  leather.   80  cts. 

Harris's  German  Lessons.     Elementary  Grammar  and   Exercises   for  a  short 
course,  or  as  introductory  to  advanced  grammar.     Cloth.     60  cts. 

Sheldon's  Short  German  Grammar.      For  those  who  want  to  begin  reading  as 
soon  as  possible,  and  have  had  training  in  some  other  languages.   Cloth.  60  cts. 

Babbitt's  German  at  Sight.     A  syllabus  of  elementary  grammar,  with  sugges- 
tions and  practice  work  for  reading  at  sight.     Paper.     10  cts. 

Ball's  German  Drill  Book.     Companion  to  any  grammar,    oo  cts. 
Faulhaber's  One  Year  Course  in  German.    60  cts. 
KrUger  and  Smith's  Conversation  Book.    40  pages.    Cloth.    35  cts. 
Meissner's  German  Conversation.     A  scheme  of  rational  conversation.    65  cts. 

Harris's    German   Composition.     Elementary,  progressive,  and  varied  selection!, 
with  full  notes  and  vocabulary.     Cloth.     50  cts. 

Wesselhoeft's  Exercises  in  German  Conversation  and  Composition.    50  cts. 
Wesselhoeft's  German  Composition.    With  notes  and  vocabulary.    40  cts. 

Hatfleld's  Materials  for  German  Composition.    Based  on  Immensee  and  on 
Hoker  als  die  Kirche.     Paper.     33  pages.     Each,  12  cts. 

Horning's  Materials  for  German  Composition.    Based  on  Der  Schwiegersohn. 
32  pages.     12  cts. 

Stiiven's  Praktische  Anfangsgrunde.    A  conversational  beginning  book  with 
vocabulary  and  grammatical  appendix.     Cloth.    203  pages.     70  cts. 

Foster's  Geschichten  und  Marchen.    For  young  children.    25  cts. 

Guerber's  Marchen  und  Erzahlungen,   I.     With  vocabulary  and  questions  in 
German  on  the  text.     Cloth.     162  pages.     60  cts. 

Guerber's  Marchen  und  Erzahlnngen,  n.    With  vocabulary.    Follows  the 
above  or  serves  as  independent  reader.     Cloth.     202  pages.     65  cts. 

Joynes's  German  Reader.    Progressive,  both  in  text  and  notes,  has  a  complete 
vocabulary,  also  English  Exercises.     Half  leather,  90  cts.    Cloth,  75  cts. 

DeUtSCh'S  Colloquial  German  Reader.  Anecdotes,  tables  of  phrases  and  idioms, 
and  selections  in  prose  and  verse,  with  notes  and  vocabulary.     Cloth.    90  cts. 

Boisen's  German  Prose  Reader.     Easy  and  interesting  selections  of  graded  prose, 
with  notes,  and  vocabulary.     Cloth.     90  eta. 

Hnss's    German   Reader.      Ersy  and  slowly  progressive  selections  in  prose  and 
verse.     With  especial  attention  to  cognates.     Cloth.     233  pages.     70  cents. 

Spanhxxrtd's  Lehrtmch  der  deut?chen  Eprache.    Grammar,  conversation  and 
exercises,  with  vocabulary  for  beginners.     Cioth.     313  pages,    fi.oo. 

Heath's  German  Dictionary     Retail  price.  $1.50. 


Deatb's  /iDo&ern  ^Language  Series. 

ELEMENTARY  GERMAN  TEXTS. 

Grimm's  Marchen  and  Schiller's  Der  Taucher  (van  der  Smissen).    \Vith 

vocabulary.     Marchen  in  Roman  type.     65  cts. 
Andersen's  Marchen  (Super).    With  vocabulary.     70  cts. 
Andersen's  Bilderbuch  ohne  Bilder  (Bernhardt).     Vocabulary.    30  cts. 
Campe's  Robinson  der  Jiingere  (Ibershoff).    Vocabulary.    40  cts. 
Leander's  Traumereien  (van  der  Smissen).     Vocabulary.    40  cts. 

Volkmann's  (Leander's)  Kleine  Geschichten  (Bernhardt).  Four  very 
easy  tales,  with  vocabulary.  30  cts. 

Easy  Selections  for  Sight  Translation  (Deering).     15  cts. 

Storm's  In  St.  Jiirgen  (Wright).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 

Storm's  Immensee  (Bernhardt).     Vocabulary.    30  cts. 

Storm's  Pole  Poppenspaler  (Bernhardt).     Vocabulary.    35  cts. 

Heyse's  Niels  mit  der  offenen  Hand  (Joynes).  Vocab.  and  exercises.  30  cts. 

Heyse's  L'Arrabbiata  (Bernhardt).     With  vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Von  Hillern's  Hoher  als  die  Kirche  (Clary).     With  vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Hauff's  Der  Zwerg  Nase.     No  notes.     15  cts. 

Hauff's  Das  kalte  Herz  (van  der  Smissen).    Vocab.    Roman  type.     40  cts. 

All  Baba  and  the  Forty  Thieves.    No  notes.    20  cts. 

Schiller's  Der  Taucher  (van  der  Smissen).    Vocabulary.     12  cts. 

Schiller's  Der  Neffe  als  Onkel  (Beresford-Webb).    Notes  and  vocab.   30  cts. 

Goethe's  Das  Marchen  (Eggert).    Vocabulary.    30  cts. 

Baumbach's  Waldnovellen  (Bernhardt).    Six  stories.   Vocabulary.    35  cts. 

Spyri's  Rosenresli  (Boll).    Vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Spyri's  Moni  der  Geissbub.    With  vocabulary  by  H.  A.  Guerber.     25  cts. 

Zschokke's  Der  zerbrochene  Krug  (Joynes).   Vocab.  and  exercises.   25  cts. 

Baumbach's  Nicotiana  und  andere  Erzahlungen  (Bernhardt).    Five  sto- 
ries, with  vocabulary.     30  cts. 
Elz's  Er  ist  nicht  eifersiichtig.  With  vocabulary  by  Prof.B.W.Wells.  25  cts. 

Carmen  Sylva's  Aus  meinem  Konigreich  (Bernhardt).  Five  short  stories, 
with  vocabulary.  35  cts. 

Gerstacker's  Germelshausen  (Lewis).     Notes  and  vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Wichert's  Als  Verlobte  empfehlen  sich  (Flom).    Vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Benedix's  Nein  (Spanhoofd).     Vocabulary  and  exercises.     25  cts. 

Benedix's  Der  Prozess  (Wells).    Vocabulary.    20  cts. 

Zschokke's  Das  Wirtshaus  zu  Cransac  (Joynes).  Vocabulary  and  Eng- 
lish Exercises.  30  cts. 

Zschokke's  Das  Abenteuer  der  Neujahrsnacht  (Handschin) .  Vocab.  oo  cts. 

Arnold's  Fritz  auf  Ferien  (Spanhoofd).    Vocabulary.    25  cts. 

Heyse's  Das  Madchen  von  Treppi  (Joynes).  Vocab.  and  Exercises.   30  cts. 

Stille  Wasser  (Bernhardt).     Three  tales.    Vocabulary.    35  cts. 


•fceatb's  /fcofcern  Slanguage  Series. 

INTERMEDIATE  GERMAN   TEXTS.     (Partial  List.) 

Baumbach's  Das  Habichtsfraulein.     Notes,  vocabulary  and  conversational 

exercises  by  Dr.  Wm.  Bernhardt.     40  cts. 

Heyse's  Hochzeit  auf  Capri.     Notes,  vocabulary  and  conversational  exer- 
cises by  Dr.  Wm.  Bernhardt.     30  cts. 
Hoffmann's  Das  Gymnasium   zu    Stolpenburg.     Two  Stories,  Erfiillter 

Beruf  and  Die    Hands  chrift  A.      Notes    and   vocabulary   by 

V.  Buehner,  High  School,  San  Jose\  Cal.     35  cts. 
Seidel's  Leberecht  Hiihnchen.     With  notes  and  vocabulary  by  Professor 

Spanhoofd,  High  School,  Washington,  D.C.     30  cts. 
Auf  der  Sonnenseite.    Humorous  stories  by  Seidel,  Sudermann,  and  others 

with  notes  and  vocabulary  by  Dr.  Wilhelm  Bernhardt.     35  cts. 
Prommel's  Eingeschneit.    Notes  and  vocabulary  by  Dr.  Bernhardt.    30  cts. 
Keller's  Kleider  machen  Leute.     With  notes  and  vocabulary  by  M.  B. 

Lambert,  Brooklyn  High  School.    35  cts. 

Liliencron's  Anno  1870.  Notes  and  vocabulary  by  Dr.  Bernhardt.  40  cts. 
Baumbach's  Die  Nonna.  Notes  and  vocabulary  by  Dr.  Bernhardt.  30  cts. 
Riehl's  Der  Fluch  der  Schonheit.  With  notes  by  Professor  Thomas, 

Columbia  University,  and  vocabulary.     30  cts. 
Riehl's  Das  Spielmannskind  ;  Der  stumme  Ratsherr.     Two  stories  with 

notes  and  vocabulary  by  A.  F.  Eaton,  Colorado  College.    35  cts. 
Ebner-Eschenbach's  Die  Freiherren  yon  Gemperlein.    Edited  by  Professor 

Hohlfeld,  University  of  Wisconsin.    30  cts. 
Freytag's  Die  Journalisten.     With  notes  by  Professor  Toy  of  the  Unu 

versity  of  North  Carolina.     30  cts.     With  vocabulary,  40  cts. 
Wilbrandt's  Das  Urteil  des  Paris.     Notes  by  A.  G.  Wirt,  Denver  Uni- 
versity.   30  cts. 

Schiller's  Das  Lied  von  der  Glocke.     With  notes  and  vocabulary  by  Pro- 
fessor Chamberlin  of  Denison  University.    20  cts. 
Schiller's  Jungfrau  von  Orleans.     With  introduction  and  notes  by  Prof. 

B.  W.  Wells.     Illustrated.     60  cts.     With  vocabulary,  70  cts. 
Schiller's  Maria  Stuart.     Introduction  and  notes  by  Prof.  Rhoades,  Ohio 

State  University.    Illustrated.    60  cts.   With  vocabulary,  70  cts. 
Schiller's  Wilhelm  Tell.     With  introduction  and  notes  by  Prof.  Deering 

of  Western  Reserve  Univ.    Illus.    50  cts.    With  vocab.,  70  cts. 
Schiller's  Ballads.     With  introduction  and  notes  by  Professor  Johnson  of 

Bowdoin  College.     60  cts. 
Baumbach's  Der  Schwiegeraohn.     With  notes  by  Dr.  Wilhelm  Bernhardt. 

30  cts. ;  with  vocabulary,  40  cts. 

Onkel  und  Nichte.     Story  by  Oscar  Faulhaber.     No  notes.    20  cts. 
Senedix's  Plautus  und  Terenz  ;  Die  SonntagsjSger.     Comedies  edited  by 

Professor  B.  W.  Wells.    25  cts. 

Francois's  Phosphorus  Hollunder.  With  notes  by  Oscar  Faulhaber.  20  cts. 
Moser's  KSpnickerstrasse  120.  A  comedy  with  introduction  and  notes  by 

Professor  Wells.     30  cts. 

Moser's  Der  Bibliothekar.  Introduction  and  notes  by  Prof.  WTells.  30  cts. 
Drei  kleine  Lustspiele.  Giinstige  Vorzeichen,  Der  Prozess,  Einer  muss 

heiraten.     Edited  with  notes  by  Prof.  B.  W.  Wells.     30  cts. 
Helbig's  KomSdie  auf  der  Hochschule.     With  introduction  and  notes  by 

Professor  B.  W.  Wells.     30  cts. 


Ibeatb's  /IDofcern  Xanauage  Series. 

INTERMEDIATE  GERMAN  TEXTS.      (Partial  List.) 

Schiller's  Geschichte  des   dreissigjahrigen  Kriegs.      Book  III.      With 

notes  by  Professor  C.  W.  Prettyman,  Dickinson  College.     35  cts. 
Schiller's  Der  Geisterseher.     Part  I.     With  notes  and  vocabulary  by  Pro- 
fessor Joynes,  South  Carolina  College.     30  cts. 
Selections  for  Sight  Translation.     Fifty  fifteen-line  extracts  compiled  by 

Mme.  G.  F.  Mondan,  High  School,  Bridgeport,  Conn.     15  cts- 
Selections  for  Advanced  Sight  Translation.     Compiled  by  Rose  Chamber- 

lin,  Bryn  Mawr  College.     15  cts. 
Benedix's  Die  Hochzeitsreise.      With    notes   and   vocabulary  by  Natalie 

Schiefferdecker,  of  Abbott  Academy.     25  cts. 

Aus  Herz  und  Welt.    T  wo  stories,  with  notes  by  Dr.  Wm.  Bernhardt.    25  cts. 
Novelletten-Bibliothek.      Vol.  I.      Six  stories,  selected  and  edited  with 

notes  by  Dr.  Wilhelm   Bernhardt.     60  cts. 

Novelletten-Bibliothek.     Vol.  II.     Selected  and  edited  as  above.     60  cts. 
Unter  dem   Christbaum.      Five  Christmas  stories  by  Helene  Stokl,  with 

notes  by  Dr.  Wilhelm  Bernhardt.    60  cts. 
Hoffmann's  Historische  Erza'hlungen.     Four  important  periods  of  German 

history,  with  notes  by  Professor  Beresford-Webb.      25  cts. 
Wildenbruch's   Das   edle   Blut.     Edited    with   notes   and  vocabulary  by 

Professor   F.   G.  G.  Schmidt,  University  of   Oregon.       25  cts. 
Wildenbruch's  Der  Letzte.     With  notes  by  Professor  F.  G.  G.  Schmidt 

of  the  University  of  Oregon.     25  cts. 

Wildenbruch's  Harold.   With  introduction  and  notes  by  Prof.  Eggert.  35  cts. 
Stifter's    Das    Haidedorf.      A  little  prose  idyl,  with  notes  by  Professor 

Heller  of  Washington   University,  St.  Louis.     20  cts. 
Chamisso's   Peter   Schlemihl.     With  notes  by   Professor  Primer  of   the 

University  of  Texas.       25  cts. 

Eichendorff's  Aus  dem  Leben  eines  Taugenichts.     With  notes  by  Pro- 
fessor Osthaus  of  Indiana  University.     35  cts. 
Heine's    Die    Harzreise.       With    notes   by    Professor  Van    Daell  of    the 

Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.     25  cts. 
Jensen's   Die  braune   Erica.      With  notes  by  Professor  Joynes  of  South 

Carolina  College.     25  cts. 
Holberg's  Niels  Klim.      Selections  edited  by  E.  H.  Babbitt  of  Columbia 

College.     20  cts. 
Lyrics  and  Ballads.     Selected  and  edited  with  notes  by  Professor  Hatfield, 

Northwestern  University.     75  cts. 
Meyer's   Gustav  Adolfs   Page.      With  full  notes  by  Professor  Heller  of 

Washington   University.     25  cts. 
Sudermann's    Johannes.        Introduction    and   notes  by   Prof.    F.   G.   G. 

Schmidt  of  the  University  of  Oregon.     35  cts. 

Sudermann's  Der  Katzensteg.  Abridged  and  edited  "by  Prof.  Wells.  40  cts. 
Dahn's  Sigwalt  und  Sigridh.      With  notes  by  Professor  Schmidt    .  the 

University  of  Oregon.     25  cts. 
Keller's  Romeo  und  Julia  auf  dem  Dorfe.    With  introduction  and  notes 

by  Professor  W.  A.  Adams  of  Dartmouth  College.     30  cts. 
Banff's    Lichtenstein.       Abridged.       With    notes    by    Professor    Vogel, 

Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.     75  cts. 


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